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An old copper wire in the bush: why the US had to shut down its airspace

Officials have all but ruled out a cyberattack or the involvement of any artificial intelligence systems, as attention turns to America’s outdated air traffic system that still uses floppy disks.

Reported by The Age
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INCIDENT FUSION

4 reports · 4 sources

The AgeAn old copper wire in the bush: why the US had to shut down its airspaceSydney Morning HeraldAn old copper wire in the bush: why the US had to shut down its airspaceSydney Morning HeraldAn old copper wire in the bush: why the US had to shut down its airspaceThe AgeAn old copper wire in the bush: why the US had to shut down its airspace
INCIDENT EVOLUTION

9 recorded states

Signal first indexedP2 · 68% quality · 1 source

Corroboration 1→2 sources · quality 68→72P2 · 72% quality · 2 sources

Quality 72→76P2 · 76% quality · 2 sources

Quality 76→80P2 · 80% quality · 2 sources

Quality 80→84P2 · 84% quality · 2 sources

Quality 84→88P2 · 88% quality · 2 sources

Quality 88→92P2 · 92% quality · 2 sources

Corroboration 2→3 sources · quality 92→99P2 · 99% quality · 3 sources

Corroboration 3→4 sourcesP2 · 99% quality · 4 sources

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