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Travel

Airports affected by CyberStrike global outage

A major global outage linked to CrowdStrike and Microsoft Azure disrupted flights worldwide, causing significant delays at airports. UPDATE: South African Airways released a statement confirming their operations have been impacted by the CyberStrike global outage. These airports were affected by the CyberStrike global outage On Friday, a global IT outage caused by issues at CrowdStrike and Microsoft Azure led American Airlines, United, and Delta to request the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) implement a global ground stop on all flights. This unprecedented move aimed to manage the widespread disruptions affecting airlines, media, and banks. London Gatwick Airport (LGW) London Gatwick Airport (LGW) was among the affected locations, advising passengers of possible delays during check-in

AO3 DDoS attacks
Technology

AO3 blackout caused by DDoS and these other issues

The popular fanfiction platform, Archive of Our Own (AO3), has been hit by a series of disruptive distributed-denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, resulting in the website being offline since Monday, 10 July 2023. AO3 blackout caused by DDos attacks: Here’s what we know AO3 addressed the issue through its official Twitter account on Monday, confirming that the servers had been overwhelmed by a DDoS attack, causing the site to collapse under the heavy traffic. ​​PLEASE NOTE: The third-party content below is shared on our platform for journalistic purposes. Swisher Post, its parent company, partners and affiliates shall not be held liable for any consequence that arises from the journalistic duties performed in sharing this content. The