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FAA on Meltdown: No Evidence of Cyberattack 

The Federal Aviation Administration’s computer failure that resulted in all U.S. flights being grounded for the first time since 9/11 was due to an engineer accidentally “replac[ing] one file with another” during routine maintenance, according to a senior official. So reports ABC News.

plane 841441 640small“At this time, there is no evidence of a cyberattack," the FAA said in a statement.

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said that despite a lack of signs of a cyberattack, “we also are not going to rule that out until we have a clearer and better understanding of what's taking place.”

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