Yearender 2024: From Microsoft to IRCTC, millions affected by major service outages this year
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Yearender 2024: From Microsoft to IRCTC, millions affected by major service outages this year

India TV News  

As 2024 comes to a close in just a few days, it’s a year that many will remember for a mix of good and bad experiences. Major tech companies like Microsoft, Google, Meta, and X experienced outages that led to major inconveniences for users and financial losses. Here’s a look at some of the significant service interruptions that occurred in 2024: Microsoft Outage On July 19, 2024, around 8.5 million computers worldwide suddenly shut down. X Global Outage Elon Musk’s platform, X, experienced server issues multiple times, particularly during August and September. For instance, on September 18, Google Cloud Services went down for about six hours, and on October 18, users experienced a nearly six-hour outage with their Gmail on iOS devices.

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What caused the Microsoft IT outage that broke flights, banks and trains across the world?
8 months, 1 week 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
8 months, 1 week 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 …

One small update brought down millions of IT systems around the world. It’s a timely warning
8 months, 1 week 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 …

Microsoft outage continues to affect flight operations; Here's what Civil Aviation Ministry says
8 months, 1 week 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 …

Disruptions continue after IT outage affects millions around the globe
8 months, 1 week 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 …

'Largest IT outage in history' sparks global chaos
8 months, 1 week ago

'Largest IT outage in history' sparks global chaos

Raw Story  

A global technology outage attributed to a software update by the U.S.-based cybersecurity firm Crowdstrike sparked chaos around the world Friday as flights were grounded and healthcare, banking, and ground transportation systems experienced major disruptions. George Kurtz, the president and CEO of Crowdstrike, said in a statement Friday morning that the company is "actively working with customers impacted by a …

Microsoft Windows users face outage globally on Friday, internet says ‘mast plan hai’
8 months, 1 week 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
8 months, 1 week 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 …

Microsoft users worldwide report widespread outages affecting banks, airlines and broadcasters
8 months, 1 week ago

Microsoft users worldwide report widespread outages affecting banks, airlines and broadcasters

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 Microsoft users worldwide, including banks …

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
8 months, 1 week 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 …

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
8 months, 1 week 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 …

Holidays in chaos after global IT meltdown
8 months, 1 week ago

Holidays in chaos after global IT meltdown

The Telegraph  

Hundreds of thousands of people have had their foreign summer holidays thrown into jeopardy by a global IT outage that caused chaos at British airports on Friday. Around 200,000 people are set to be hit by delays and cancellations caused by the IT meltdown, which was triggered by a faulty update to a widely-used piece of cyber security software. NHS …

Microsoft global outage: How banks, airlines and airports worldwide were affected? DETAILS
8 months, 1 week 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 …

Why is the internet down worldwide? Everything you need to know
8 months, 1 week ago

Why is the internet down worldwide? Everything you need to know

The Telegraph  

Microsoft outage: A massive IT outage has knocked out Windows computers around the world, taking websites, airports and banks offline as engineers scramble to reboot their systems. The problem began early on Friday morning as workers found their PCs crashing, showing the so-called “blue screen of death” and entering recovery mode. Hundreds of thousands of computers around the world have …

Recent major tech outages: List of global disruptions across multiple sectors | DETAILS
8 months, 1 week 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 …

Microsoft says early June service outages were cyberattacks
1 year, 9 months ago

Microsoft says early June service outages were cyberattacks

Live Mint  

Microsoft said on Friday that the outages that affected certain services of the company through some of the earlier days of this month were the result of cyberattacks, however, it said that it saw no evidence of any customer data being accessed or compromised. "Beginning in early June 2023, Microsoft identified surges in traffic against some services that temporarily impacted …

US airline system witnesses worst ever computer outage; here's what led to chaos I UPDATES
2 years, 2 months ago

US airline system witnesses worst ever computer outage; here's what led to chaos I UPDATES

India TV News  

US airline outage: The United States transportation system witnessed a "historic" outage on Wednesday that forced the world's largest economy to ground its thousands of flights, prompting major chaos in the airline sector. Travelers walk as a video board shows flight delays and cancellations at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington "Operations are normal at all the airports in …

EXPLAINER: What caused Amazon's outage? Will there be more?
3 years, 3 months ago

EXPLAINER: What caused Amazon's outage? Will there be more?

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. A major outage in Amazon’s cloud computing network on …

EXPLAINER: What caused Amazon’s outage? Will there be more?
3 years, 3 months ago

EXPLAINER: What caused Amazon’s outage? Will there be more?

Associated Press  

Robotic vacuum cleaners wouldn’t start. A major outage in Amazon’s cloud computing network on Dec. 7 severely disrupted services at a wide range of U.S. companies for hours, raising questions about the vulnerability of the internet and its concentration in the hands of a few firms. The company limited its communications at the time to terse technical explanations on an …

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