Technology outage disrupts broadcasts, flights in Hampton Roads
Hampton Roads was no exception Friday morning as a global technology outage impacted flights, media broadcasts and hospital operations nationwide.
Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike reported that the issue behind the outage was not a security incident or cyberattack. The company said the problem occurred when it deployed a faulty update to computers running Microsoft Windows.
Flights at Norfolk International Airport were facing “major delays,” according to FlightView, a website that tracks flights and airports across the United States. The tracker reported that more than half of flights departing from Hampton Roads were delayed as of 7:40 a.m. Friday.
WTKR News 3, a reporting partner of The Virginian-Pilot and Daily Press, also reported issues as a result of the outage. According to a post to X, formerly known as Twitter, the outage prevented the news station from going live Friday morning, and in-house engineers worked to resolve issues for viewers.
This is a developing story. Visit PilotOnline.com for updates.
Eliza Noe, [email protected]
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