Microsoft outage: Which airports have been worst-affected? How are they dealing with the crisis?
5 months ago

Microsoft outage: Which airports have been worst-affected? How are they dealing with the crisis?

Firstpost  

Of 110,000 scheduled commercial flights across the world, 1,390 have been cancelled, according to data from global aviation analytics firm Cirium. Gatwick said the issues were across “some airlines’ check-in systems, baggage and security, including eGates.” As per BBC, Edinburgh is no longer accepting inbound flights that aren’t already in the air. at a baggage claim area inside Terminal C in Newark International Airport, after United Airlines and other airlines grounded flights due to a worldwide tech outage caused by an update to Crowdstrike’s “Falcon Sensor” software which crashed Microsoft Windows systems, in Newark, New Jersey. A spokeswoman for Los Angeles International Airport told the BBC that “some flights are taking off and landing.” Germany A spokesperson for Lufthansa Airlines said passengers faced ‘minimal disruption’ to and from Berlin. Hong Kong Hong Kong International Airport said a Microsoft outage was affecting several airlines and it had switched to manual check-in, but flight operations had not been affected.

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8.5 million computers running Windows affected by faulty update from CrowdStrike
5 months ago

8.5 million computers running Windows affected by faulty update from CrowdStrike

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Government cybersecurity agencies across the globe and even CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz are warning businesses and individuals …

What caused the Microsoft IT outage that broke flights, banks and trains across the world?
5 months ago

What caused the Microsoft IT outage that broke flights, banks and trains across the world?

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A widespread computer outage left flights grounded, TV stations offline and much of …

IT outage: Microsoft deploys hundreds of engineers, experts to restore services
5 months ago

IT outage: Microsoft deploys hundreds of engineers, experts to restore services

Deccan Chronicle  

US software giant Microsoft has deployed hundreds of engineers and experts with its customers to restore their services after an outage caused by its cyber security partner CrowdStrike, the company said in a blog.According to Microsoft, 8.5 million devices across the world were impacted by the outage caused by an update from CrowdStrike on July 18. "Deploying hundreds of Microsoft …

MS global outage: Nine flights cancelled in Kochi, three in Thiruvananthapuram
5 months ago

MS global outage: Nine flights cancelled in Kochi, three in Thiruvananthapuram

New Indian Express  

KOCHI : At least nine flights were cancelled at Kochi airport and three at Thiruvananthapuram airport on Saturday, a day after the Microsoft outage hit flight operations worldwide. This even as the airline systems across airports, which were hit by the global IT outage on Friday, have started working normally. The flights cancelled at the Kochi airport are 6 E …

Crowdstrike-related IT outage affected 8.5 million Windows devices: Microsoft
5 months ago

Crowdstrike-related IT outage affected 8.5 million Windows devices: Microsoft

Hindustan Times  

A global tech outage that was related to a software update by cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike affected nearly 8.5 million Microsoft devices, Microsoft said in a blog post on Saturday. Crowdstrike-related IT outage affected 8.5 million Windows devices: Microsoft "We currently estimate that CrowdStrike's update affected 8.5 million Windows devices, or less than one percent of all Windows machines," it said …

CrowdStrike-Microsoft outage: Airline systems across Indian airports working normally, says govt
5 months ago

CrowdStrike-Microsoft outage: Airline systems across Indian airports working normally, says govt

Live Mint  

Minister of Civil Aviation Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu said on Saturday that airline systems across Indian airports have "started working normally" since 3 AM. Impact on stock exchanges Besides, the stock market exchanges released a joint statement on Saturday of all exchanges on the global outrage of Microsoft systems. The Indian exchanges stated that all stock market exchanges in India were …

Dozens more flights cancelled in UK as impact of Microsoft IT outage spreads into weekend
5 months ago

Dozens more flights cancelled in UK as impact of Microsoft IT outage spreads into weekend

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. A mix of expected cancellations – for example British Airways flights from various points in Europe to London because the …

Issue resolved, flight schedule being followed now: MoS Mohol
5 months ago

Issue resolved, flight schedule being followed now: MoS Mohol

Deccan Chronicle  

Pune: A day after the Microsoft outage severely impacted flight operations across the country, Union Minister of State, Murlidhar Mohol said on Saturday that passengers are no longer facing any issues and that flight schedules are being adhered to as usual. Meanwhile, Chennai Airport flights also faced disruptions as air traffic is affected due to the blue screen error for …

Civil aviation minister's big update on airport, flight operations in India, a day after massive Microsoft global outage
5 months ago

Civil aviation minister's big update on airport, flight operations in India, a day after massive Microsoft global outage

Hindustan Times  

Civil aviation minister K Rammohan Naidu said airline systems across airports have started working normally since 3am on Saturday, a day after a massive worldwide Microsoft outage. Meanwhile, Air India said none of its flights were cancelled on Saturday on the account of the worldwide outage of travel systems. “We confirm that none of the Air India flights on 19 …

Microsoft outage: Which industries were affected in global IT chaos?
5 months ago

Microsoft outage: Which industries were affected in global IT chaos?

Hindustan Times  

Microsoft systems across the globe crashed on Friday resulting in a tech outage caused by a flaw in an update by cyber security firm CrowdStrike for its "Falcon Sensor" software. The global tech outage brought the world to a standstill affecting the operations of airports, airlines, banks, media outlets and health care among other industries. Airports in Berlin, Lisbon, Amsterdam, …

Microsoft outage continues to affect flight operations; Here's what Civil Aviation Ministry says
5 months ago

Microsoft outage continues to affect flight operations; Here's what Civil Aviation Ministry says

India TV News  

Microsoft outage: The global Microsoft outage brought a halt on the crucial aspects of human life – flights, banking and media – on Friday and some of it persisted on Saturday as flights were delayed on various airports across India. Union Ministry of Civil Aviation, however, issued a statement on Saturday stating that the airline systems across airports have started …

Global Microsoft system outage disrupts 53 Flights, paper check-in leads to long queues at Bengaluru Airport
5 months ago

Global Microsoft system outage disrupts 53 Flights, paper check-in leads to long queues at Bengaluru Airport

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: Friday turned out to be miserable for flyers in Bengaluru as 28 departing flights from the Kempegowda International Airport and 25 incoming flights were cancelled abruptly due to a Microsoft system outage globally. With the check-in of flyers done manually and a paper boarding pass issued inside the terminal, queues moved very slowly in both Terminal 1 & 2. …

Microsoft outage: 81 domestic flights delayed in Chennai
5 months ago

Microsoft outage: 81 domestic flights delayed in Chennai

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Air passengers at the Chennai International Airport were caught off-guard on Friday as flight schedules were hit by a major disruption in Microsoft Corporation’s cloud services. A Chennai airport official said that services of several airlines, including IndiGo, Akasa, SpiceJet, Air Asia and Air India Express, were hit. The airlines initiated manual check-ins to minimise disruption to passengers and …

Microsoft outage: Four flights cancelled in Andhra Pradesh, many delayed
5 months ago

Microsoft outage: Four flights cancelled in Andhra Pradesh, many delayed

New Indian Express  

“Three flights from Visakhapatnam — two to Hyderabad and one to Kolkata — were cancelled due to the Microsoft outage. The status of Saturday’s flight schedules can only be ascertained once the issue is resolved,” said Visakhapatnam International Airport Director Raja Reddy. Further, Gannavaram Airport authorities informed that Indigo flight 6E7134 was cancelled due to technical issues. Airport authorities said …

Disruptions continue after IT outage affects millions around the globe
5 months ago

Disruptions continue after IT outage affects millions around the globe

NPR  

Disruptions continue after IT outage affects millions around the globe toggle caption Jack Taylor/Getty Images Disruptions caused by Friday’s global tech outage continued into Saturday, as employees of airlines, banks, hospitals and other crucial businesses worked to catch up from the backlog caused by the historic technological meltdown that affected 8.5 million Windows devices worldwide. Sponsor Message “My whole trip …

Flights delayed as Microsoft outage impacts airlines ops
5 months ago

Flights delayed as Microsoft outage impacts airlines ops

Hindustan Times  

Several flights were delayed and one was cancelled at the Pune airport Friday afternoon following the global outage in Microsoft applications that affected air services across the world. The airlines were forced to carry out operations manually and it resulted in flight delays and one was cancelled,” said Santosh Dhoke, director, Pune airport. Murlidhar Mohol, minister of state for civil …

CrowdStrike boss sees his £3.4bn fortune plummet by £100k and £9bn wiped off his firm as his system sends the world into Microsoft outage crisis
5 months ago

CrowdStrike boss sees his £3.4bn fortune plummet by £100k and £9bn wiped off his firm as his system sends the world into Microsoft outage crisis

Daily Mail  

The man in charge of the company behind a worldwide IT meltdown today lost nearly £250million of his personal fortune - as his firm admitted responsibility for the outage that halted GP appointments and brought British airports to a standstill. George Kurtz is the CEO of CrowdStrike, which protects some of the world's biggest brands from Internet viruses George Kurtz …

MS global outage sparks outrage at RGIA
5 months ago

MS global outage sparks outrage at RGIA

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Utter chaos marked the aviation sector on Friday following Microsoft’s global outage. The outage affected TSRTC portal from 2 pm to 3.30 pm. At airports, passengers waited for hours together in queues as the procedures were snail-paced; the display monitors went blank and the kiosk for the boarding passes had become nonfunctional, as more than 200 flights across the …

Microsoft Outage: 'We Are Aware & Working Closely With CrowdStrike,' Says CEO Satya Nadella
5 months ago

Microsoft Outage: 'We Are Aware & Working Closely With CrowdStrike,' Says CEO Satya Nadella

News 18  

Microsoft Outage LIVE: Microsoft Confirms The 365 Apps And Service Outage Has Now Been Fixed Microsoft has finally shared a positive update on the major global IT outage that has affected millions. Microsoft Windows Outage LIVE: Indigo Cancels 40 Flights From Delhi Airport Today Indigo airlines on Friday cancelled 40 flights from Delhi Airport due to the Microsoft outage, said …

Your flight was canceled by the technology outage. What do you do next?
5 months ago

Your flight was canceled by the technology outage. What do you do next?

Associated Press  

Air travelers became the face of the widespread technology outage Friday as they posted pictures on social media of crowds of people stranded at airports in Europe and the United States. Airlines said the outage affected many systems, including those used to check in passengers, calculate aircraft weight and communicate with crews in the air. That’s because many flights are …

Global outage: 12 flights cancelled, 20 delayed in Lko
5 months ago

Global outage: 12 flights cancelled, 20 delayed in Lko

Hindustan Times  

The global Microsoft outage hit flight operations at Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport in Lucknow too on Friday, with 12 flights being cancelled. For representation only The outage caused significant disruptions, affecting various critical processes such as booking, check-in, and access to boarding passes. Passengers standing in serpentine queues were advised to check with their respective airlines for updated flight …

IT Outage: 23 Flights Cancelled at Hyderabad Airport – Full List Inside
5 months ago

IT Outage: 23 Flights Cancelled at Hyderabad Airport – Full List Inside

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Rajiv Gandhi International Airport here, run by GMR group, on Friday put out an advisory saying that due to the global IT outage, the services of some airlines have been impacted. Airport sources said that as many as 23 flights -- 12 departures and 11 arrivals -- including Indigo's flights to Visakhapatnam, Tirupati, Ahmedabad and Bengaluru have been …

CrowdStrike says Microsoft outage not due to cyberattack
5 months ago

CrowdStrike says Microsoft outage not due to cyberattack

Firstpost  

CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz posted on social media platform X that the company ‘is actively working with customers impacted by a defect found in a single content update for Windows hosts’ A global technology outage grounded flights, knocked banks offline and media outlets off air on Friday in a massive disruption that affected companies and services around the world and …

Microsoft outage: India's CERT-In issues advisory, minister says NIC network is safe
5 months ago

Microsoft outage: India's CERT-In issues advisory, minister says NIC network is safe

Firstpost  

CERT-In has issued an advisory on the Microsoft outage caused by Crowdstrike update, and rated its severity as ‘critical’ Amid the Microsoft global outage that has brought most of the digital world to a standstill, India’s Minister of Electronics & Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw said the government is in touch with Microsoft. — Ashwini Vaishnaw July 19, 2024 The Microsoft …

From Banks To Airlines And Stock Markets: Full List Of Services Hit By Microsoft Windows Outage
5 months ago

From Banks To Airlines And Stock Markets: Full List Of Services Hit By Microsoft Windows Outage

News 18  

From banks to airports and the media, several online services were hit by a massive outage across the world, with some countries going into firefighting mode. While several flights had to be grounded across the world with airport check-in systems crashing, the Sky News network was completely shut briefly and several Windows systems went down with the blue ‘screen of …

American Airlines and Delta ground ALL flights as 911 and hospital systems go down across the US after worldwide tech outage
5 months ago

American Airlines and Delta ground ALL flights as 911 and hospital systems go down across the US after worldwide tech outage

Daily Mail  

A widespread Microsoft outage disrupted flights, hospitals, banks, media outlets and other companies around the world today, triggering chaos for millions of businesses and institutions reliant on the widely used software. American Airlines planes stand at a LaGuardia Airport terminal Customers travelling with the carriers said on social media their pilots had told them systems were down and that all …

Microsoft outage hits banks, trains, flights, markets | Here's what happened throughout the day
5 months ago

Microsoft outage hits banks, trains, flights, markets | Here's what happened throughout the day

India TV News  

Microsoft faced a global outage on Friday. However, in the meantime, the issue with Microsoft services caused havoc globally leading to grounded flights, halted operations at banks and stock exchanges, and disrupted payment systems and even emergency services. Here’s how Microsoft outage affected various services globally and what all happened throughout the day. How Microsoft outage effected airlines Airlines across …

Microsoft global outage: How banks, airlines and airports worldwide were affected? DETAILS
5 months ago

Microsoft global outage: How banks, airlines and airports worldwide were affected? DETAILS

India TV News  

Microsoft outage: In an unprecedented situation, Microsoft users worldwide have experienced an outage, which impacted various services, including Microsoft Teams, Windows 365, and OneDrive, according to reports. Aviation sector Several airports and airlines across the world reported disruptions in services and warned of delays, cancellations or switched to manual check-in due to the massive IT outage. Berlin airport temporarily halted …

Microsoft outage: What services are affected in India?
5 months ago

Microsoft outage: What services are affected in India?

New Indian Express  

Here is what you need to know about the services affected in the country: Airlines Flight operations at several airports saw widespread disruptions following the outage of Microsoft's cloud services. The outage has affected several airlines, grounding planes and disrupting flight operations at Delhi and Mumbai airports, they added. Speaking on the issue, an Air India spokesperson said the Microsoft …

Microsoft global outage: Here's what IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said
5 months ago

Microsoft global outage: Here's what IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said

India TV News  

A major Microsoft outage caused widespread disruption around the world today. According to Downdetector, a platform that tracks online service disruptions, over 900 reports have been filed, with the majority experiencing issues with OneDrive, Microsoft's cloud storage service. Indian IT Minister in an X post said that the ministry is in touch with Microsoft regarding this global outage. The government’s …

Global outage forces cancellation of over 55 flights to and from Bengaluru
5 months ago

Global outage forces cancellation of over 55 flights to and from Bengaluru

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: Friday turned out to be a miserable day for flyers in Bengaluru as a total of 28 departing flights from the Kempegowda International Airport and 25 incoming flights were cancelled abruptly due to a global Microsoft system outage. With airlines failing to alert flyers about the cancellation, hundreds suffered as they reached the airport by taxi and then had …

Recent major tech outages: List of global disruptions across multiple sectors | DETAILS
5 months ago

Recent major tech outages: List of global disruptions across multiple sectors | DETAILS

India TV News  

A global tech outage disrupted operations across various sectors, affecting airlines, broadcasters, banking, and healthcare services on Friday. Here are the biggest outages in recent years: British Airways - May 2017 In May 2017, British Airways experienced a major computer system failure, stranding 75,000 passengers over a holiday weekend. Fastly - June 2021 In June 2021, a widespread outage linked …

Global outage forces cancellation of over 55 flights to and from Bengaluru
5 months ago

Global outage forces cancellation of over 55 flights to and from Bengaluru

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: Friday turned out to be a miserable day for flyers in Bengaluru as a total of 28 departing flights from the Kempegowda International Airport and 25 incoming flights were cancelled abruptly due to a global Microsoft system outage. With airlines failing to alert flyers about the cancellation, hundreds suffered as they reached the airport by taxi and then had …

Aviation minister says actively managing situation triggered by outage
5 months ago

Aviation minister says actively managing situation triggered by outage

New Indian Express  

MUMBAI: Union Minister for Civil Aviation Ram Mohan Naidu on Friday said his ministry and Airports Authority of India are actively managing the situation arising out of a global Microsoft outage, which severely impacted airport and airline operations in the country. The civil aviation ministry in collaboration with AAI has implemented manual backup systems to maintain operational continuity, Naidu said …

Major Microsoft outage disrupts airlines, banks, trading and other services in India and rest of the world
5 months ago

Major Microsoft outage disrupts airlines, banks, trading and other services in India and rest of the world

New Indian Express  

Union Minister for Civil Aviation Ram Mohan Naidu stepped in to say his actively managing the crisis and requested the passengers to cooperate with the airport staff. "We have instructed all airlines and airport authorities to keep passengers informed about their flight status and provide necessary assistance," Naidu said, adding that additional measures include regular updates on flight status and …

How Blue Screen of Death wreaked havoc in 12 hours of Microsoft outage
5 months ago

How Blue Screen of Death wreaked havoc in 12 hours of Microsoft outage

India Today  

At 6 pm on Friday on the East Coast in the US, it seemed the world had come to a stop. The outage of Microsoft operating system hit various sectors in the US, leaving essential services hindered for at least 12 hours. Microsoft acknowledged the issue and said they are, “working on rerouting the impacted traffic to alternate systems to …

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