Alaska Airlines experienced a significant IT failure leading to 400 flight cancellations and impacting 49,000 passengers, prompting the airline to rebook passengers, offer compensation, and bring in outside experts to improve system resilience.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem fired 24 FEMA IT employees after discovering severe security failures that exposed the agency to cyber threats, including lack of basic security protocols and resistance to fixing vulnerabilities, despite significant taxpayer investment.
The inquiry into the Post Office Horizon IT scandal reveals the profound impact on affected sub-postmasters, including wrongful convictions, mental health issues, and suicides, while exposing the Post Office's knowledge of system errors, unacceptable behavior, and the need for improved compensation and restorative justice measures.
McDonald's stores in Australia, Asia, and Europe experienced a major IT failure, leading to closures and suspension of online ordering. The system outage affected operations in Japan, Hong Kong, and the United Kingdom, with customers unable to place orders and staff having to take orders in person. McDonald's is working to resolve the issue, and the situation is still developing.