Global IT outage affecting banks, airlines, media outlets across the world

[muriel_volestrangler]

1. Spreading around the world - banks, airlines, TV stations, rail companies

(but not DU, thankfully!)

Businesses including banks, airlines, telecommunications companies, TV and radio broadcasters, and supermarkets have been taken offline after blue screen of death error screens were seen on Windows workstations across the globe.

Users on the subreddit for cyber security firm Crowdstrike reported issues in India, the United States and New Zealand.

Sky News in the United Kingdom reported being off air on Friday morning, with Sky News sports presenter Jacquie Beltrao posting on X: “We’re obviously not on air – we’re trying.”
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A major UK train company warned passengers to expect disruption as it was suffering “widespread IT issues”. All four of Govia Thameslink Railway’s brands – Southern, Thameslink, Gatwick Express and Great Northern – posted on social media: “We are currently experiencing widespread IT issues across our entire network.

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/jul/19/microsoft-windows-pcs-outage-blue-screen-of-death

US airlines issue global ground stop on all flights

United, Delta and American Airlines - which are all based in the United States - have issued a "global ground stop" on all of their flights.

Flights that are currently airborne will continue, but no further flights will take off for now.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cnk4jdwp49et?post=asset%3A18a5d341-b8e2-4c7e-8ea6-cbcf8d150996#post