Articles for Computer Outage

Delta passengers sue airline for refusing refunds after massive computer outage
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Delta passengers sue airline for refusing refunds after massive computer outage

Live Mint  

By Jonathan Stempel Aug 7 - Delta Air Lines was sued by passengers who complained that the carrier refused to offer full refunds after delaying or canceling their flights in the wake of last month's massive computer outage. Delta declined to comment on the lawsuit, but has said passengers whose travel was disrupted can request and receive refunds, and seek …

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Global computer outage snarls Arizona’s early voting — raising alarm about November
8 months, 1 week ago

Global computer outage snarls Arizona’s early voting — raising alarm about November

Raw Story  

Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Arizona’s free newsletter here. A global Microsoft-based computer outage early Friday crippled the electronic systems Arizona’s two largest counties use for early in-person voting, causing election officials to quickly divert to backup plans to keep early voting open for the …

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Scammers will pounce on global outage caused by CrowdStrike bug, Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil warns
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Scammers will pounce on global outage caused by CrowdStrike bug, Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil warns

ABC  

Australians have been warned scammers and hackers are trying to capitalise on CrowdStrike-triggered outages to steal personal information including bank details and to gain access to computer systems. "Criminals look to take advantage of incidents like this CrowdStrike outage, creating a sense of urgency that you need to do what they say to protect your computer and your financial information," …

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Delta Air Lines Cancels Nearly 700 Additional Flights
8 years, 7 months ago

Delta Air Lines Cancels Nearly 700 Additional Flights

NPR  

Delta Air Lines Cancels Nearly 700 Additional Flights Enlarge this image toggle caption Drew Angerer/Getty Images Drew Angerer/Getty Images Updated 6:25 p.m. Our original post continues: Delta Air Lines announced it was grounding nearly 300 flights Tuesday, a day after a computer outage hobbled the carrier's communication and booking systems and forced it to cancel about 1,000 flights worldwide. In …

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