Was It Bane Again? The Best Twitter Conspiracy Theories About NYSE Trade Halt
Operations at United Airlines, The Wall Street Journal, and The New York Stock Exchange and came to a grinding halt Wednesday morning after a series of technical difficulties brought all three organizations to their knees. The NYSE gave a statement that all open orders have been canceled until a gateway can be reestablished, which is expected to come back online at around 3 P.M.
The Department of Homeland Security and other figures have denied so far that the incident was a result of hackers or outside attacks, but that has not stopped the Internet from coming up with its own theories and explanations for whats happening.
One of the most popular theories has been that Bane from the Batman/Dark Knight film trilogy is up to his old tricks.
EXCLUSIVE footage of NYSE now: http://t.co/1s04M5Nkqp
— Josh Goodson (@joshwgoodson) July 8, 2015
For those who are unfamiliar, Bane was the primary antagonist in The Dark Knight Rises, where he hacks the stock market as part of his plan to destroy Gotham City. For context, you can watch the whole scene here, courtesy of Warner Brothers:
Once the connection was made, the Internet quickly got on board.
So, the New York Stock Exchange is down? Probably Bane. pic.twitter.com/feQsWpLtvj
— Al Vimh (@al_vimh) July 8, 2015
*runs up breathless*
DID SOMEONE MAKE A BANE JOKE? *pants* IS IT TOO LATE TO MAKE A BANE JOKE?
— Allison Kilkenny (@allisonkilkenny) July 8, 2015
NYSE trading is halted on a glitch and #Bane is trending and I love the Internet sometimes. SOMETIMES.
— Greg Wyshynski (@wyshynski) July 8, 2015
Beyond comic book villains coming to life, conspiracy theorists have also pointed their fingers at the usual suspects:
Sure #NYSE #UnitedAirlines and #WSJ technical difficulties are unrelated to each other or the #China stock meltdown. #ThingsThatMakeYouGoHmm
— Dave Atkins (@Atkins_Dave) July 8, 2015
A follow-up attack to the hacking of the Department of Personnel Management? It is a plausible enough conclusion to turn a few heads.
Wonder if tomorrow is going to be bad for Wall Street…. we can only hope.
— Anonymous (@YourAnonNews) July 8, 2015
Coincidence? Maybe, maybe not, however Anonymous did advise their followers later to follow the advice of Steve Carell.
Ok everyone… Regarding
– – – LoL NYSE Wall Street LoL – – –
— Anonymous (@YourAnonNews) July 8, 2015
Others have wondered whether this is a sign of the inevitable rise of artificial intelligences, and the beginning of human enslavement and annihilation.
This is what happens when we reboot the Terminator franchise. #Skynet https://t.co/bF5YsIJqNR
— Matthew Ketchum (@mattketchum) July 8, 2015
I think the #NYSE was just running a simulation, you guys. Nothing to worry about. #DefCon1 #WarGames pic.twitter.com/Cw6RljhfAQ
— Republicus Triarius (@BarefootBoomer) July 8, 2015
Of course, some used the panic to make up their own jokes. Some were political.
Everyone is blaming Bane for the #NYSE outage but I have this @realDonaldTrump press release @BuzzFeed @TheDailyWhat pic.twitter.com/J6ZpJ0FU3D
— OMGWTFBIBLE (@OMGWTFBIBLE) July 8, 2015
Some made references of their own:
We have tracked down the source of the #NYSE glitch!! pic.twitter.com/fOeXJcpspz
— Joe (@corrado_19) July 8, 2015
Live from the #NYSE floor: pic.twitter.com/CFmyEoWnFp
— ClotureClub.com (@ClotureClub) July 8, 2015
Hey NYSE. Did you check your TCP/IP settings? Did you enable cookies? pic.twitter.com/kT6rGkWLGJ
— Jeff Barrett (@BarrettAll) July 8, 2015
Sometimes, however, the best solutions are the simplest ones.
This isn't exactly rocket science #UnitedAirlines #NYSE #WSJ pic.twitter.com/jakOudQAGH
— New Kid (@Dovahkiiiiiin) July 8, 2015
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