The US Sun

CHAOS erupted across the globe this morning as a Microsoft crash wreaked havoc on health, travel, banking and supermarket services. Major airports, airlines, railways, GPs surgeries and retail giants have been hit by the CrowdStrike issue that sparked international disruption. Television channels, banks, GPs and supermarkets around the world have...

Full list of services affected by worldwide Microsoft outage with health, travel and supermarkets hit across globe

A massive Microsoft Windows outage has left millions of computers experiencing Blue Screen of Death errors, as well as worldwide communications issues. The blackout has pulled Sky News of the air, as well as grounded flights for a airlines around the world. So-called Blue Screen of Death errors (BSOD) have...

Huge ‘blue screen of death’ Microsoft Windows outage reported across the world – what is causing it?

The Independent

 Flights have been cancelled and TV stations have been taken offline in a drastic computer outage.Windows PCs on Friday inexplicably started showing a “blue screen of death” error that left them unusable.That led to problems at many of the world’s biggest companies, including airlines, TV stations and banks.Issues had been found across the world, according to cyber security companies. The problem appears to relate to a broken cyber security update that left computers unable to start up.Microsoft and others pointed the blame at CrowdStrike, a cyber security firm that offers software intended to protect computers from attack. A defective...

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

HACKERS could shut down systems across the world with an attack that replicates today's global IT outage. That's the warning from cybersecurity experts who say "we must learn" from today's worldwide computer bungle. Computers booting up on Friday, July 19 were faced with a "Blue Screen of Death". It's impacted...

Hackers could shut down world using ‘global IT outage’ attack as experts warn ‘we must learn’ before it’s too late

Many businesses are unable to function as their computers are not working at the moment. Windows is experiencing a major outage, as many business computers are experiencing a Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) when trying to boot. The outage has vastly impacted businesses like banks, airlines and airports, emergency services,...

It's not just you: Windows PCs are BSOD'ing all over the world

The details of more than 600,000 bank cards around the world have been leaked on the dark web, according to a new report by cybersecurity company NordVPN. The research report uncovered that financial information “is being harvested from users through malware.”. This malicious software is designed “to infiltrate, damage,...

Over 600,000 Bank Card Details Leaked via Dark Web – Cybersecurity Report

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TheConversationAU

Computer systems across Australia and overseas have failed this afternoon after an update was pushed out by global security software provider CrowdStrike.

The software affected by the update appears to be the CrowdStrike Falcon platform, which is installed by businesses or other organisations on desktop computers and notebooks to provide security monitoring.

What’s happening?

The software failure has caused a major IT outage affecting organisations across Australia and around the world. The websites of the Commonwealth Bank, Telstra, the ABC and many others have been affected, according to crowdsourced outage reporting website DownDetector.



The big four banks, Telstra and major media organisations including the...

Massive global IT outage hits banks, airports, supermarkets – and a single software update is likely to blame

THE IT outage creating chaos across the globe appears to stem from a dodgy update sent out by cyber-security company CrowdStrike. TV channels, banks, hospitals, airports and emergency services have all taken a hit from the system crash. CrowdStrike is an IT security firm based in Austin, Texas that provides...

Who are CrowdStrike? Tech firm behind virus update that sparked ‘doomsday’ Microsoft outage worldwide

CBS Baltimore

Banks, airlines, television networks and health systems around the world that rely on Microsoft 365 apps were hit by widespread outages early Friday linked to the company CrowdStrike. Thousands of flights and train services were canceled globally, including more than 1,800 in the U.S., and there were disruptions to many other public and retail services. Here's what we know about the outages:What caused the global Microsoft outages?The issue was caused by a technical problem that global cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike said it had identified in its software and was working to resolve. CrowdStrike provides antivirus software to Microsoft for its Windows devices."Earlier...

What to know as Microsoft clients hit by massive global outages

Global Microsoft Outage, Microsoft Windows users around the world, including those in India, Australia, Germany, the United States, and the UK, experienced widespread system crashes on Thursday evening. This resulted in computers automatically restarting or shutting down completely, with many users encountering the infamous Blue Screen of Death (BSOD). Companies like Dell Technologies attributed the crashes to a recent update from cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike.

ATTENTION: Global Microsoft Outage Causes Blue Screens and Disruption for Businesses

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Sky News has returned to air after the broadcaster was affected by the major IT outage affecting businesses across the world.After welcoming viewers back to the channel, the morning anchor reported on the news saying: “A major global IT outage is hitting businesses worldwide, including here at Sky News.”The presenters referred to printed notes during the report on Friday morning as the broadcaster handled the outage.We’re obviously not on air - we’re trying 🤞@SkyNews Breakfast pic.twitter.com/ZKvVacRgUY— Jacquie Beltrao (@SkyJacquie) July 19, 2024The channel ran a stripped-back version of its live news programming, with no clock or graphics on the screen...

Sky News returns to air after global IT outages disrupted its morning broadcast

A huge mistake by cybersecurity company CrowdStrike has caused a global IT outage on a massive scale, with airlines, banks, health services, and more affected – including some 911 centers. United, Delta, and American Airlines are among the airlines who have been forced to ground flights. Broadcaster Sky News...

Global IT outage takes down airlines, banks, 911 services, more; CrowdStrike to blame

The Guardian

Fault in CrowdStrike software update linked to Windows PCs may take days to fix, experts suggest

‘Largest IT outage in history’ hits Microsoft Windows and causes global chaos

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Man, 30, found dead in park is named by police

An update to cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike's security software caused an outage in Microsoft’s cloud services, disrupting businesses worldwide Friday. Flights from large U.S. airlines, including Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, and American Airlines, were grounded as they worked through the problems. The London Stock Exchange also said it had...

Microsoft Outage Triggered by CrowdStrike Update Causes Global Chaos

Microsoft systems and Windows PCs around the world experienced a sudden outage early Friday morning when cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike released an update, causing computers to become stuck in the "blue screen of death" (BSoD). Users reported issues with Microsoft, its store, and Microsoft 365 services beginning around 6:30 p.m. ET...

Massive Microsoft Windows Outage Bricks PCs, Halts Flights Worldwide

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	The cause, exact nature and scale of the outage was unclear. Microsoft appeared to suggest in its X (formerly Twitter) posts that the situation was improving but escalating outages were still being reported around the world hours later.




	The website DownDectector, which tracks user-reported Internet outages, recorded growing outages in services at Visa, ADT security and Amazon,...

Microsoft Users Report Widespread Outages Affecting Banks, Airlines and Broadcasters

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Crowdstrike and Microsoft: What we know about global IT outage

A massive tech failure has caused travel chaos around the world, with banking and healthcare services also badly hit. Flights have been grounded because of the...

Crowdstrike and Microsoft: What we know about global IT outage

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