Things are slowly returning to normal after Friday’s global technological blackout.
A security software update disrupted computer systems around the world beginning early Friday morning, affecting banks, airlines and government offices, among others.
Experts are now calling it the biggest meltdown in cyber history.
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The problems began when cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike updated the software of thousands of companies running Microsoft Windows operating systems. The company says the outage was neither a security incident nor a cyberattack.
Here in the city, the subway countdown clocks or timers were not working for several hours.
The MTA app was also down for a period of time. Transit officials said train and bus service was not affected.
The technological disruption also affected some Department of Corrections operations, including the arrest processing system.
Mayor Eric Adams said there was no impact on critical infrastructure or emergency operations.
Adams said the 911 call system was not affected, noting that there were no calls held or missed. Regarding the Fire Department, he said it continued to operate without delays.
One agency that was affected by the technology outage was the state Department of Motor Vehicles, which was unable to process transactions online or in its offices.
Crowdstrike says it is working with its partner companies to get systems back online.
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