No evidence of cyber attack behind global technology outage: French cybersecurity agency
The agency stated, “The teams are fully mobilized to identify and support the affected institutions in France and to determine the source of this outage.” It added that there is no indication that a cyber attack was responsible for the disruption.
ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) - The French cybersecurity agency has reported that there is “no evidence” suggesting that the recent global technology outage, which impacted airlines, banks, stock exchanges, and media outlets, was caused by a cyber attack.
The agency stated, “The teams are fully mobilized to identify and support the affected institutions in France and to determine the source of this outage.” It added that there is no indication that a cyber attack was responsible for the disruption.
On Friday, users of Microsoft services worldwide, including banks and airlines, experienced widespread outages. This occurred shortly after Microsoft announced that it was working to resolve an issue affecting access to Microsoft 365 apps and services.
The exact cause and scope of the outage remain unclear. However, Microsoft’s updates on its X account suggest that the situation is improving, although outages are still being reported globally.
DownDetector, a website tracking user-reported internet outages, has noted increasing disruptions at Visa, ADT Security, Amazon, and airlines such as Delta and American Airlines.
Australian media reported significant disruptions across airlines, telecom providers, banks, and media outlets due to the loss of access to computer systems. Banks in New Zealand also reported being offline.
Microsoft 365 stated on its X app that the company is “working to reroute affected traffic to alternative systems to mitigate the impact in a more appropriate manner” and is “noticing a positive trend in service availability.”
Australian outages reported included several banks, airlines such as Qantas and Virgin Australia, and internet and phone providers like Telstra.
