"'No Evidence' of Cyberattack Related to FAA Outage, White House Says"

According to a statement made by the White House, there is no sign "at this point" that a cyberattack caused an FAA systems outage that triggered authorities to halt all domestic air travel departures Wednesday.  The FAA said that an overnight outage to its Notice to Air Missions (NOTAM) system that provides safety information to flight crews was the reason, but did not provide any additional details.  The FAA, around 7:15 ET, ordered all airlines to "pause all domestic departures until 9 AM Eastern Time to allow the agency to validate the integrity of flight and safety information." Although there is no evidence of a cyberattack at this point, DOT will conduct a full investigation into the causes.  The FAA will provide regular updates.  Normal air traffic operations resumed gradually across the United States around 8:15 AM ET, and according to an FAA statement at 8:50 AM ET, the ground stop was fully lifted.  The agency continues to look into the cause of the initial problem.

SecurityWeek reports: "'No Evidence' of Cyberattack Related to FAA Outage, White House Says"