Australia's Microsoft outage, Crowdstrike crisis LIVE: Minute-by-minute updates as bizarre issue brings down TV stations, banks, Qantas, Woolworths and more
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Australia's Microsoft outage, Crowdstrike crisis LIVE: Minute-by-minute updates as bizarre issue brings down TV stations, banks, Qantas, Woolworths and more

Daily Mail  

The huge global Microsoft outage that has thrown Australian businesses and airports into chaos could take days to be resolved and the financial cost astronomical. Checkouts at Woolworths and Coles supermarkets crashed on Friday afternoon with the outage also affecting Qantas, Jetstar, the ABC, Foxtel, and 7-Eleven as computers around the country repeatedly crashed and displayed the 'blue screen of death' error. The outage first hit about 3pm on Friday, with dozens of companies affected across the entire Australian economy, including major banks, retailers and media and entertainment businesses. Follow Daily Mail Australia's live coverage of the nationwide cyber outage.

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CrowdStrike boss apologises over global IT outage
3 months, 2 weeks ago

CrowdStrike boss apologises over global IT outage

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 Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike has again apologised for the global IT outage sparked by …

CrowdStrike prepares to face questions in US congress over global IT outage
3 months, 2 weeks ago

CrowdStrike prepares to face questions in US congress over global IT outage

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy CrowdStrike, the cybersecurity firm at …

CrowdStrike releases root cause analysis of the global Microsoft breakdown
5 months ago

CrowdStrike releases root cause analysis of the global Microsoft breakdown

ABC  

CrowdStrike would be feeling "very embarrassed" after issuing its Root Cause Analysis of the faulty software update that led to potentially the largest global IT outage in history, experts say. "It's sitting as close to the engine that powers the operating system as possible," Professor Goode said. In the RCA, CrowdStrike called it the "Channel 291 Incident", in which a …

Microsoft says that a cyberattack triggered the hours-long outage impacting Azure customers
5 months, 1 week ago

Microsoft says that a cyberattack triggered the hours-long outage impacting Azure customers

The Hindu  

A global Microsoft Azure outage that impacted a range of services for consumers Tuesday — from reports of stalling Outlook emails to trouble ordering on Starbucks' mobile app — was triggered by a distributed denial of service cyberattack, according to the tech giant. The company's update noted that connectively issues for “a subset" of Microsoft services began at around 11:45 …

Microsoft says that a cyberattack triggered the hours-long outage impacting Azure customers
5 months, 1 week ago

Microsoft says that a cyberattack triggered the hours-long outage impacting Azure customers

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A global Microsoft Azure outage that impacted a range of services for consumers Tuesday — from reports of stalling Outlook emails to trouble ordering on Starbucks’ mobile app — was triggered by a distributed denial of service cyberattack, according to the tech giant. The company’s update noted that connectively issues for “a subset” of Microsoft services began …

Microsoft's Global Outage is a Stark Reminder of Existing Cyber Vulnerabilities
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Microsoft's Global Outage is a Stark Reminder of Existing Cyber Vulnerabilities

The Quint  

Many of these risks have escalated over the years for multiple reasons. There is a massive growth of digital networks across the globe often conducting critical functions that need to be fail-safe. At the same time, nations and rogue elements, often backed by states’ resources, have set forth many efforts to exploit vulnerabilities and attack critical infrastructures. A significant aspect …

CrowdStrike CEO warns of hacking threat as outage persists
5 months, 2 weeks ago

CrowdStrike CEO warns of hacking threat as outage persists

Live Mint  

The CrowdStrike glitch that caused outages for millions of users of Microsoft Windows devices last week continued to roil industries and snarl global air travel. Warning customers that bad actors were trying to exploit the event, the company said it had identified a malicious file being sent around by hackers posing as a ‘quick fix’ to the problem. A file …

Microsoft IT outage live: Travellers still stranded as experts warn problem is likely to happen again
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Microsoft IT outage live: Travellers still stranded as experts warn problem is likely to happen again

The Independent  

✕ Close Huge airport queues as global IT outage causes chaos at Heathrow 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 …

RBI’s Rao flags outsourcing, cybersecurity risks days after Microsoft outage
5 months, 2 weeks ago

RBI’s Rao flags outsourcing, cybersecurity risks days after Microsoft outage

Live Mint  

Mumbai: Reserve Bank of India deputy governor M. Rajeshwar Rao on Monday flagged the risks around cybersecurity and growing dependency of financial services companies on outsourcing arrangements, days after a global Microsoft Windows outage disrupted the operations of industries worldwide, including airlines, banks, and hospitals. “The first issue I would like to discuss is the issue of third-party dependence and …

Don't fall for quick fixes: How Microsoft's global IT outage gave rise to scams – Firstpost
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Don't fall for quick fixes: How Microsoft's global IT outage gave rise to scams – Firstpost

Firstpost  

Cybersecurity experts and agencies worldwide are cautioning people about a surge in opportunistic hacking attempts related to the recent IT outage. While there is no evidence that the outage was caused by malicious activity, some bad actors are attempting to exploit the situation United Airlines employees wait by a departures monitor displaying a blue error screen, also known as the …

Patching the problem relating to accountability
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Patching the problem relating to accountability

China Daily  

A view shows a Microsoft logo at Microsoft offices in Issy-les-Moulineaux near Paris, France, March 25, 2024. "CrowdStrike is actively working with customers impacted by a defect found in a single content update for Windows hosts," the company said in a statement. Microsoft seems to be ready to pretend it is simply a victim rather than an accountable party, saying …

CrowdStrike outage tipped to leave Australian businesses with damage bill surpassing $1 billion
5 months, 2 weeks ago

CrowdStrike outage tipped to leave Australian businesses with damage bill surpassing $1 billion

ABC  

The financial impact on Australian businesses from CrowdStrike's IT outage could surpass $1 billion and last for weeks, according to business leaders. Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neill said "teething issues" stemming from the outage could last "one to two weeks". "It's impacted different businesses and different sectors of the economy in wildly different ways, and the reality is we're going …

8.5 million computers running Windows affected by faulty update from CrowdStrike
5 months, 2 weeks 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, 2 weeks 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, 2 weeks 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 …

It could take up to two weeks to resolve 'teething issues' following CrowdStrike outage, Clare O'Neil says
5 months, 2 weeks ago

It could take up to two weeks to resolve 'teething issues' following CrowdStrike outage, Clare O'Neil says

ABC  

Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil says it may take one to two weeks to get all affected sectors back online following Friday's major IT outage, caused by a software update by global cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike. However, Oxford University management professor Ciaran Martin, a former chief executive of the UK's National Cyber Security Centre, said many governments would be powerless to …

A Nightmare
5 months, 2 weeks ago

A Nightmare

Deccan Chronicle  

The Microsoft breakdown, however transitory, gave a real-world example of a digital disconnect. We are aware of this issue and are working closely with CrowdStrike and across the industry to provide customers with technical guidance and support to bring their systems back online safely.” Deliberate action by bad actors Ola CEO Bhavish Aggarwal took to X and spoke about the …

Millions could face delay in getting paid as global IT outage hits payroll software
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Millions could face delay in getting paid as global IT outage hits payroll software

The Independent  

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One small update brought down millions of IT systems around the world. It’s a timely warning
5 months, 2 weeks ago

One small update brought down millions of IT systems around the world. It’s a timely warning

Hindustan Times  

Nathan, This weekend’s global IT outage caused by a software update gone wrong highlights the interconnected and often fragile nature of modern IT infrastructure. In fact, Microsoft confirmed it experienced a cloud services outage in the Central United States region, which began around 6pm Eastern Time on Thursday, 2024. Sophisticated, coordinated cyber attacks targeting critical internet infrastructure, such as root …

Australia's ‘malicious websites and unofficial code’ warning after Microsoft outage
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Australia's ‘malicious websites and unofficial code’ warning after Microsoft outage

Hindustan Times  

Australia's cyber intelligence agency said on Saturday that "malicious websites and unofficial code" were being released online claiming to aid recovery from Friday's global digital outage, which hit media, retailers, banks and airlines. Cyber Security Minister Clare O'Neil said on social media platform X on Saturday that Australians should "be on the lookout for possible scams and phishing attempts". On …

Microsoft outage continues to affect flight operations; Here's what Civil Aviation Ministry says
5 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Tech disruptions sparked by software update highlight the fragility of globally connected technology
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Tech disruptions sparked by software update highlight the fragility of globally connected technology

New Indian Express  

Airlines, banks, hospitals and other risk-averse organizations around the world chose cybersecurity company CrowdStrike to protect their computer systems from hackers and data breaches. But all it took was one faulty CrowdStrike software update to cause global disruptions Friday that grounded flights, knocked banks and media outlets offline, and disrupted hospitals, retailers and other services. “This is a function of …

A massive tech outage is causing worldwide disruptions. Here’s what we know
5 months, 2 weeks ago

A massive tech outage is causing worldwide disruptions. Here’s what we know

New Indian Express  

NEW YORK: Much of the world faced online disarray Friday as a widespread technology outage affected companies and services across industries — grounding flights, knocking banks and hospital systems offline and media outlets off air. The company says the problem occurred when it deployed a faulty update to computers running Microsoft Windows, noting that the issue behind the outage was …

Scammers will pounce on global outage caused by CrowdStrike bug, Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil warns
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Scammers will pounce on global outage caused by CrowdStrike bug, Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil warns

ABC  

Australians have been warned scammers and hackers are trying to capitalise on CrowdStrike-triggered outages to steal personal information including bank details and to gain access to computer systems. "Criminals look to take advantage of incidents like this CrowdStrike outage, creating a sense of urgency that you need to do what they say to protect your computer and your financial information," …

Australian small businesses, regional towns among those most affected by CrowdStrike IT outage
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Australian small businesses, regional towns among those most affected by CrowdStrike IT outage

ABC  

"Frustrating" just about sums up the vibe of the Friday afternoon thousands of Australia just had, although that still might be underselling it. "The service desk staff can't help, computers are down, they don't know what's going on, they're just waiting and seeing," Mr Gibson said. In South Australia, Hey George owner Omid Ahmad said the outage was "a big …

Disruptions continue after IT outage affects millions around the globe
5 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Massive outage causes worldwide chaos as software firm warns full fix could take ‘some time’
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Massive outage causes worldwide chaos as software firm warns full fix could take ‘some time’

The Independent  

An unprecedented global computer outage caused major chaos across Britain and around the world without warning on Friday – grounding thousands of flights, knocking TV stations off air, and leaving patients unable to see doctors. open image in gallery People trying to access the NHS app also encountered problems The National Pharmacy Association, which represents many of the UK’s 9,000 …

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, 2 weeks 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 …

Microsoft Outage: 'We Are Aware & Working Closely With CrowdStrike,' Says CEO Satya Nadella
5 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Microsoft outage: ‘Former Crowdstrike employee’ says his 'little update’ caused global disruption, satire or real?
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Microsoft outage: ‘Former Crowdstrike employee’ says his 'little update’ caused global disruption, satire or real?

Hindustan Times  

The global Microsoft outage on Friday caused many employees to hilariously celebrate the “Blue Screen of Death” Day with disrupted IT operations across services. Claiming to be a former employee of the cybersecurity company, he alleged on X that he had “pushed” the “little update” that ultimately resulted in Microsoft operations crashing worldwide. Along with a supposedly edited selfie of …

'Working closely with CrowdStrike to bring systems back online': Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on global outage
5 months, 2 weeks ago

'Working closely with CrowdStrike to bring systems back online': Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on global outage

Firstpost  

A CrowdStrike update triggered a global outage and affected the services of Microsoft Windows due to which users were greeted with the dreaded ‘Blue Screen of Death’ error Hours after a Microsoft outage triggered chaos across the world, Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella said that the company is monitoring the situation and working to bring systems back online. We are …

Satya Nadella's first reaction on Microsoft outage: ‘Yesterday, CrowdStrike…’
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Satya Nadella's first reaction on Microsoft outage: ‘Yesterday, CrowdStrike…’

Hindustan Times  

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on Friday said an update released by American cybersecurity group CrowdStrike “began impacting IT systems globally.” Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. “We are aware of this issue and are working closely with CrowdStrike and across the industry to provide customers technical guidance and support to safely bring their systems back online,” Nadella posted on X. What is …

World brought to a halt by drastic Microsoft outage with computers showing ‘blue screen of death’
5 months, 2 weeks ago

World brought to a halt by drastic Microsoft outage with computers showing ‘blue screen of death’

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. Tracking website Down Detector registered outages and problems at a huge array of companies: Delta Airlines, Visa, …

In Graphics | What we know about Microsoft IT outage
5 months, 2 weeks ago

In Graphics | What we know about Microsoft IT outage

Firstpost  

The world witnessed chaos on Friday after banks, railways, airlines TV, networks and health firms went down. At the heart of the outage was CrowdStrike — a Texas-based cybersecurity firm that specialises in blocking and analysing attacks that comes integrated with Microsoft Windows. The company said its “Falcon Sensor” software was causing Microsoft Windows to crash and display a blue …

Microsoft outage: Australian Michael Sentonas leads Crowdstrike - the company just sparked tech chaos that grounded flights, shut supermarkets and knocked banks offline
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Microsoft outage: Australian Michael Sentonas leads Crowdstrike - the company just sparked tech chaos that grounded flights, shut supermarkets and knocked banks offline

Daily Mail  

An Australian tech guru will likely battle through a storm of chaos in the coming days and weeks as fallout from Friday's global IT outage that crippled banks, supermarkets and airlines from Australia to the United States grows. Michael Sentonas from Melbourne is the global president of Crowdstrike and is one of the few Aussies to have made it big …

CrowdStrike says Microsoft outage not due to cyberattack
5 months, 2 weeks 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, 2 weeks 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 …

Quicksplained: What is CrowdStrike? How is it linked to Microsoft's global IT outage?
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Quicksplained: What is CrowdStrike? How is it linked to Microsoft's global IT outage?

Firstpost  

You may have seen the “Blue Screen of Death” on your PC or laptop today – forcing it to shut down or restart. The firm in a support note stated, “Our Engineering teams are actively working to resolve this issue and there is no need to open a support ticket.” According to an alert sent by Crowdstrike to its clients …

Elon Musk trolls Microsoft amidst global outage, invokes 2021 ‘macrohard’ post
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Elon Musk trolls Microsoft amidst global outage, invokes 2021 ‘macrohard’ post

Hindustan Times  

Following a crucial server outage that Microsoft witnessed on Friday, Billionaire Elon Musk seized the opportunity to take a dig at an American multinational corporation and technology company. Elon Musk shared two posts following Microsoft outage, one of which was posted in October 2021.“Macrohard >> Microsoft,” he wrote, mentioning that “Although Teams is pretty good.” The Tesla CEO shared two …

Microsoft Server Outage: Hospitals, Flights, Railways Among Critical Services To Be Hit Across World
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Microsoft Server Outage: Hospitals, Flights, Railways Among Critical Services To Be Hit Across World

ABP News  

The Microsoft server outage has stalled critical services across the globe, including airline, hospital and banking operations. The global outage occurred just hours after the tech giant announced it was addressing an issue affecting access to Microsoft 365 apps and services. Flight Operations Disrupted Flight services across the world have been delayed as airlines moved to manual check-in and boarding …

Microsoft Outage Global Down Elon Musk Response Tweet X IT Services Airlines IndiGo Australia Emergency Meeting
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Microsoft Outage Global Down Elon Musk Response Tweet X IT Services Airlines IndiGo Australia Emergency Meeting

ABP News  

Elon Musk is apparently incorrigible. As a significant technical issue with Microsoft's cloud services has led to widespread disruptions, affecting several industries globally, the billionaire entrepreneur has come up with a juvenile reaction on his social media platform X, staying true to his usual tongue-in-cheek style. Macrohard >> Microsoft — Elon Musk October 25, 2021 As Australia calls an emergency …

Huge Microsoft Outage Caused by CrowdStrike Takes Down Computers Around the World
55 years ago

Huge Microsoft Outage Caused by CrowdStrike Takes Down Computers Around the World

Wired  

Banks, airports, TV stations, health care organizations, hotels, and countless other businesses are all facing widespread IT outages, leaving flights grounded and causing widespread disruption, after Windows machines have displayed errors worldwide. In the early hours of Friday, companies in Australia running Microsoft’s Windows operating system started reporting devices showing Blue Screens of Death. Shortly after, reports of disruptions started …

From Banks To Airlines And Stock Markets: Full List Of Services Hit By Microsoft Windows Outage
5 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Microsoft Windows users face outage globally on Friday, internet says ‘mast plan hai’
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Microsoft Windows users face outage globally on Friday, internet says ‘mast plan hai’

Hindustan Times  

Millions of Windows users worldwide are experiencing a frustrating crash after a recent CrowdStrike update. Here’s what this user posted: “Thank you, Microsoft,” said another X user. In response to the outage, Microsoft said, “We’re investigating an issue impacting users’ ability to access various Microsoft 365 apps and services. We’re working on rerouting the impacted traffic to alternate systems to …

What's behind the Microsoft outage? Experts reveal the truth behind the blackout as major banks, businesses, and news channels are all struck - and say we can't rule out a cyberattack
5 months, 2 weeks ago

What's behind the Microsoft outage? Experts reveal the truth behind the blackout as major banks, businesses, and news channels are all struck - and say we can't rule out a cyberattack

Daily Mail  

Microsoft is scrambling to fix the 'massive cyber event' that caused computer meltdowns around the world on Friday. A ticket machine at King's Cross Station in central London was showing up as out of service today due to the outage that bricked computers Huge queues at Gatwick Airport after a massive Microsoft outage affected services, grounding flights and rendering big …

Australia is hit by massive Microsoft outage as major banks, businesses, Qantas, ABC and Foxtel are all struck by huge outages - and computers crash with the blue screen of death
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Australia is hit by massive Microsoft outage as major banks, businesses, Qantas, ABC and Foxtel are all struck by huge outages - and computers crash with the blue screen of death

Daily Mail  

A massive global Microsoft outage has hammered Australian businesses including Woolworths, Qantas, the ABC and Foxtel, 7-Eleven - with computers around the country repeatedly crashing and displaying the 'blue screen of death'. The country was struck by an unprecedented cyber event at about 3pm on Friday, with at least 48 Australian services suffering outages, according to the Down Detector website …

Microsoft outage sparks chaos around the world: System failure grounds planes with TV channels, airports and banks around the globe knocked offline in massive outage causing Windows software to sudden
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Microsoft outage sparks chaos around the world: System failure grounds planes with TV channels, airports and banks around the globe knocked offline in massive outage causing Windows software to sudden

Daily Mail  

Follow the Microsoft outage live blog for the latest news on the system failure A massive Microsoft outage has sparked chaos around the world - grounding flights and knocking hospitals, GP surgeries, train services, banks, stock exchanges and TV channels offline. As engineers battle to restore services - GATWICK: Huge queues at Gatwick Airport after a massive Microsoft outage affected …

Global outage caused by a 'defect' in a 'single content update', CrowdStrike says
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Global outage caused by a 'defect' in a 'single content update', CrowdStrike says

ABC  

CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz says a global tech outage affecting various businesses was caused by a "defect" in a "single content update" for Windows hosts. CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz says the global tech outage was caused by a defect in an update. CrowdStrike is aware of reports of crashes on Windows … related to the Falcon sensor," a prerecorded message …

Microsoft outage hits banks, trains, flights, markets | Here's what happened throughout the day
5 months, 3 weeks 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 …

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