[SECURITY]■ STORY TIMELINE
TELSTRA OUTAGE TRACED TO 2006-ERA SOFTWARE BUG
A software defect from 2006 triggered a cascading network failure that knocked out Telstra's national phone service Wednesday morning. The bug, related to daylight savings time processing, created a 'digital domino chain' that locked customers out across the country.
The Guardian — Technology+0m
The same technology that helps your smartphone know when daylight savings ends set off a ‘digital domino chain’ that loc…