US airspace disruption exposes critical aviation vulnerability

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The incident is the most consequential current story because it affected the national aviation network at once and raised immediate questions about the resilience of critical infrastructure. The Federal Aviation Administration attributed the stoppage to a telecommunications outage, while the White House said there was no indication of malicious cyber activity. Microsoft also reported recovery from a separate global outage affecting major services, highlighting broader concerns about dependence on interconnected technology systems.[2][3]

Sources: BBC, Hindustan Times