Published Nov 13, 2026, 5:01 PM ET · Updated 16 hours ago · 2 sources

FBI Said to Probe Whether Software Update Caused Mass FAA Outage

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FBI Said to Probe Whether Software Update Caused Mass FAA Outage

The Federal Bureau of Investigation doesn’t believe the communication issue affecting air traffic control was due to a cyberattack or criminality, said a person familiar with the matter. One area of inquiry is whether the outage was caused by a software update, the person said.