Dive Summary:
- Bloomberg report that Michael Burns, a spokesman for the New Orleans-based Entergy Corp., indicated the utility has ruled out a cyber attack as the cause the behind Sunday night's Super Bowl blackout.
- Additionally, a Federal Bureau of Investigation spokeswoman wrote in an email that the FBI had “no intelligence to indicate the power outage was the result of a cyberattack or a threat of terrorism of any kind.”
- Entergy and SMG, the Superdome's management company, announced that the would hire outside experts to conduct an investigation to determine the actual cause of the power outage.
From the article:
"... There was no Internet or remote computer access to the piece of equipment inside the stadium that sensed an abnormality in the electrical system and partially cut power to the Superdome, Burns said. The nine workers who were monitoring the so-called electrical switchgear equipment found no evidence of either a cyber or physical attack, Burns said. ..."
