To what are you referring? I'm pretty skeptical of mainstream media FYI. On Monday, September 29, 2014, Mike Hammett via Af <af@afmug.com> wrote:
> Do you live under a bridge? > > > > ----- > Mike Hammett > Intelligent Computing Solutions > http://www.ics-il.com > > ------------------------------ > *From: *"Jason McKemie via Af" <af@afmug.com > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','af@afmug.com');>> > *To: *af@afmug.com <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','af@afmug.com');> > *Sent: *Monday, September 29, 2014 7:23:11 PM > *Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] Arson attack on FAA datacenter > > Little bit of haterism going on here, he's one of the better ones IMO. > Does he not hang out upstate enough for you guys? > > On Monday, September 29, 2014, Mike Hammett via Af <af@afmug.com > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','af@afmug.com');>> wrote: > >> +1 >> >> >> >> ----- >> Mike Hammett >> Intelligent Computing Solutions >> http://www.ics-il.com >> >> ------------------------------ >> *From: *"George Skorup (Cyber Broadcasting) via Af" <af@afmug.com> >> *To: *af@afmug.com >> *Sent: *Monday, September 29, 2014 5:07:43 PM >> *Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] Arson attack on FAA datacenter >> >> Damn, why couldn't it be Durbin that slit his own throat. >> >> On 9/29/2014 5:04 PM, That One Guy via Af wrote: >> >> im going with isis on this >> >> On Mon, Sep 29, 2014 at 4:44 PM, Nate Burke via Af <af@afmug.com> wrote: >> >>> This is only a couple miles from our office. They had all the local >>> news choppers up in the air over it on Friday. I was surprised that it >>> didn't garner more national coverage. I guess since it wasn't the terror >>> threat of the day, it didn't get any traction. Just a disgruntled >>> employee. Even the first reports said it was not a terrorist act. >>> >>> >>> On 9/29/2014 4:36 PM, Forrest Christian (List Account) via Af wrote: >>> >>> Oh yeah, >>> >>> I'm in Chicago for a few days. Flew in on thursday before this >>> happened. My wife flew in on Saturday and ended up with a nasty delay in >>> MSP since there were very very few flights flying into the affected area, >>> which basically includes both chicago airports, and the two airports up in >>> wisconsin. Thousands of flights cancelled over the last couple of days. >>> >>> That's the big news here. >>> >>> -forrest >>> >>> On Mon, Sep 29, 2014 at 3:24 PM, Eric Kuhnke via Af <af@afmug.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Anyone see this? >>>> >>>> >>>> http://posttrib.suntimes.com/30167722-537/flight-delays-to-continue-after-arson.html#.VCnNuOeXtGE >>>> >>>> >>>> http://www.metafilter.com/143174/ATCSCC-ADVZY-020-DCC-ZAU-09-26-2014-ZAU-GROUND-STOP >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Friday, ATCSCC Advisory 20 of 26-Sep-2014 went out. When operators, >>>> controllers and airport managers saw the title, a gasp of disbelief was >>>> heard. The problem was simple enough to state in three words, and complex >>>> enough to cancel thousand of flights and cost hundred of millions of >>>> dollars: ZAU ATC ZERO >>>> <http://www.fly.faa.gov/adv/adv_otherdis.jsp?advn=20&adv_date=09262014&facId=DCC/ZAU&title=ZAU+GROUND+STOP&titleDate=09/26/14> >>>> . >>>> >>>> ZAU >>>> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Air_Route_Traffic_Control_Center> >>>> is the call sign of the Chicago Air Rout Traffic Control Center (ARTCC), >>>> which covers <http://www.fly.faa.gov/Information/west/zau/zau.htm> >>>> northern Illinois and Indiana, southern Wisconsin, western Iowa, and south >>>> eastern Michigan. There are two "sides" at an ARTCC. ZAU-LO handed traffic >>>> destined for airports in the covered area, ZAU-HI handled traffic >>>> overflying. Both were amongst the busiest in the country. ZAU-HI was busy >>>> with traffic from the east to west, as well as European traffic heading to >>>> Houston and Dallas-FW, ZAU-LO had to feed in traffic from airports like >>>> GYY <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary/Chicago_International_Airport>, >>>> MKE >>>> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Mitchell_International_Airport>, >>>> RFD >>>> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Rockford_International_Airport>, >>>> PIA >>>> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Wayne_A._Downing_Peoria_International_Airport>, >>>> and the two busiest airports in the area; Chicago Midway International >>>> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Midway_International_Airport> >>>> and O'Hare International >>>> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O%27Hare_International_Airport>, one of >>>> the busiest airports in the world. >>>> >>>> On Friday morning, Brian Howard, a contract employee of the FAA and >>>> holding full credentials to the ZAU datacenters, set a fire in the telecom >>>> room, destroying 23 of the 29 >>>> <http://posttrib.suntimes.com/30167722-537/flight-delays-to-continue-after-arson.html> >>>> rack and disconnecting all the controller stations from the associated >>>> radars and radio transmitters needed to watch and guide traffic through the >>>> busy sector. As the consoles dropped offline, the ZAU duty manager had no >>>> choice -- they called ZZZ, the FAA command center >>>> <http://www.fly.faa.gov/flyfaa/usmap.jsp> and reported ATC ZERO -- no >>>> controllers available, control center offline. >>>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> All parts should go together without forcing. You must remember that the >> parts you are reassembling were disassembled by you. Therefore, if you >> can't get them together again, there must be a reason. By all means, do not >> use a hammer. -- IBM maintenance manual, 1925 >> >> >> >> >
