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Global IT outages hit airlines and businesses worldwide
What you need to know
Planes grounded as worldwide IT outage hits airlines and banks
Airport check-in systems across the globe have been disrupted and businesses have reported the "blue screen of death" and IT outages.
Pharmacies/prescriptions, betting firms, banks, shopping payments, flight handling, hospitals cancelling non-emergency operations, Paris Olympics, CBBC (Children's TV), barcodes, container terminal, NHS...
I haven't said this for ages - we need to decentralise. Centralisation is dangerous.
Global IT outages hit airlines and businesses worldwide
What you need to know
- Global outages: Tech disruptions across the world have hit airlines and businesses, which are scrambling to respond.
- Microsoft investigating: Microsoft said it was investigating an issue preventing users from accessing its apps and services.
- Travel stalled: Major US carriers including Delta, United and American Airlines have had flights grounded, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. International airlines, including Virgin Australia and Qantas, have also seen disruptions.
- Critical infrastructure hit: Banks and telecoms companies in Australia and New Zealand have been affected, while Israel’s hospitals and health services are facing a computer “malfunction,” authorities said.
Planes grounded as worldwide IT outage hits airlines and banks
Summary
- Major IT outages are hitting industries across the world, with airlines, broadcasters and supermarkets affected
- Queues are growing at many airports; American Airlines is one of several airlines to ground flights - it says problems are due to a Crowdstrike cybersecurity software issue
- Microsoft says it's taking mitigation action, but the cause of the outage hasn't been confirmed
- In the UK, trains, shops, airports, pharmacies and some GP surgeries in England have been affected
- Earlier, Sky News was unable to broadcast live
Global IT outage live: Australian banks, flights and media outlets hit by CrowdStrike software issue
Computer security company CrowdStrike is linked to a major IT outage affecting banks, airports, supermarkets and businesses across Australia and the world.Airport check-in systems across the globe have been disrupted and businesses have reported the "blue screen of death" and IT outages.
Microsoft IT outage latest: Global IT 'disaster' thought 'not to be cyber attack' - as airports and banks cope with 'chaos'
Planes have been grounded as several airports are hit by a global IT outage, with Windows PCs shutting down and broadcasters and businesses also taken offline.Pharmacies/prescriptions, betting firms, banks, shopping payments, flight handling, hospitals cancelling non-emergency operations, Paris Olympics, CBBC (Children's TV), barcodes, container terminal, NHS...
I haven't said this for ages - we need to decentralise. Centralisation is dangerous.