Microsoft outage, flight disruptions expose infrastructure risks

Detailed summary

A U.S. ground stop lasted over four hours after an air traffic upgrade overloaded aging equipment; Microsoft restored services Saturday after an outage.

A nationwide ground stop and a widespread Microsoft (MSFT) outage disrupted travel and work Friday, exposing vulnerabilities in essential infrastructure. Authorities and Microsoft attributed the incidents to technology upgrades and reported no evidence of malicious activity, the Associated Press reported.

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