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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
