# Transportation secretary still doesn’t totally rule out that a cyberattack may have hit the FAA, and the FBI is assisting the probe

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2 outlets covering · First listed: Fortune, Nov 15, 2026, 11:41 AM · Read it: <https://fortune.com/2026/11/15/cyberattack-hack-faa-air-traffic-control-communications-router-fbi-probe-sean-duffy-ground-stop/>

"We think it was the installation or the router that was the bad actor. But we're open. If we see something else, we're going to continue to investigate with our federal partners and law enforcement."

## Who's covering it

In the order they published:

- Nov 15, 2026, 8:56 AM: [Transportation secretary says he doesn’t apologize for FAA’s nationwide ground stop](<https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/transportation-secretary-apologize-nationwide-ground-stop-airports-rcna609397>) — NBC News (TV network, United States, rated Lean left)
  Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy declined to apologize for the nationwide ground stop that stranded hundreds of thousands of travelers across the country
- Nov 15, 2026, 11:41 AM: [Transportation secretary still doesn’t totally rule out that a cyberattack may have hit the FAA, and the FBI is assisting the probe](<https://fortune.com/2026/11/15/cyberattack-hack-faa-air-traffic-control-communications-router-fbi-probe-sean-duffy-ground-stop/>) — Fortune (Magazine, United States, rated Center)
  "We think it was the installation or the router that was the bad actor. But we're open. If we see something else, we're going to continue to investigate with our federal partners and law enforcement."