Telstra outage caused by system being sent back two decades
Telstra says a maintenance error reset system clocks to 2006, causing last week's national outage that disrupted emergency services and transport. An undocumented design change in an Exhibition Street server caused the failure when the device restarted. Chief executive Vicki Brady faces Senate questioning today; the company could face millions in fines and compensation claims.
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Published 17 Jul 2026, 02:10 UTC · Updated 17 Jul 2026, 02:20 UTC
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