United Airlines was forced to ground the company’s entire fleet after the company experienced what it initially described as an ambiguous “network connectivity issue”, later stating that the company experienced some kind of router failure.
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The USA Department of Homeland Security said there was no indication of anything “malicious” at the NYSE. According to the Wall Street Journal, the exchange told floor traders that the problem came from a software update installed Tuesday night. The airline said the problem was due to a “network connectivity issue. We are working to resolve and apologize for any inconvenience”. “We’ll have a waiver on http://united.com to change flights”.
Before trading was halted, USA indexes were lower as investors anxious about China’s ability to stem a stock market slide.
“The issue we are experiencing is an internal technical issue and is not the result of a cyber breach”, a statement from the NYSE on Twitter read.
The exchange’s outage lasted about three hours, re-opening shortly after 3 p.m. Other stock exchanges, such as Nasdaq, continued trading throughout the day.
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The front page of the Wall Street Journal’s website, wsj.com, is back online after suffering from technical glitches. Slate notes that there was a message on the site that read.
