The disruptions affected some of the country’s biggest household names, including Walmart, Target, Amazon, Costco, Chipotle, and Skechers, raising fresh questions about the reliability of the digital infrastructure that Americans depend on every day.
While officials have not established a connection between the various incidents, their timing exposed just how vulnerable businesses and transportation systems can become when critical technology stops functioning.
And for travelers caught in the middle of the chaos, the problems quickly spread beyond airports.
