Yesterday, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) stopped trading, United Airlines grounded thousands of flights, and the Wall Street Journal site went down all due to computer and network related issues. The night before, an Anonymous group twitter account had predicted a bad day for Wall Street. Was this all a coordinated “cyber” attack? Watch today’s video to see what I think.
(Episode Runtime: 3:24)
Direct YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkOKf92yeAM
EPISODE REFERENCES:
- NYSE halts trading due to computer issues – CNN Money
- NYSE incident FAQ – CNN Money
- United Flights grounded due to computer error – NY Times
- United issue due to router malfunction – Mashable
- Wall Street Journal’s site is temporarily down – Politico
- Anonymous-related twitter account predicts Wall Street issue – Twitter
- It’s time to panic! (light hearted post) – Gawker