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'No evidence' global IT outage is cyberattack: France

"The teams are fully mobilised to identify and support the affected entities in France and to understand... the origin of this outage."

19 Jul 2024 05:23pm
A major outage wrought havoc on global computer systems on July 19, 2024, grounding flights in the United States, derailing television broadcasts in the UK and impacting telecommunications in Australia. Photo for illustrative purposes only - AFP FILE PIX
A major outage wrought havoc on global computer systems on July 19, 2024, grounding flights in the United States, derailing television broadcasts in the UK and impacting telecommunications in Australia. Photo for illustrative purposes only - AFP FILE PIX

PARIS - There is no evidence that a global IT outage affecting airlines, banks, media and other business was caused by a cyberattack, France's cybersecurity agency said Friday.

"The teams are fully mobilised to identify and support the affected entities in France and to understand... the origin of this outage.

"There is no evidence to suggest that this outage is the result of a cyberattack," the national cybersecurity agency (ANSSI) said.- AFP

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