A global cyberattack or Windows failure is causing disruptions to computer systems worldwide.
Broadcasters have been forced off air.
Emergency services, banks, airports, and other companies are affected.
Flights have been grounded at various airports worldwide.
Microsoft Windows machines are the primary target.
Online banking services are unavailable.
A global cyberattack or Windows failure is causing widespread disruptions to computer systems around the world, including emergency services, banks, airports, and other companies. The exact cause of the issue is unclear but reports suggest it may be related to a recent update from cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike. The problem has been affecting Microsoft Windows machines and has resulted in flights being grounded at various airports worldwide, online banking services being unavailable, and broadcasters being forced off air. Some of the affected companies include Microsoft, Visa, Ryanair, Southern Railway in the UK, and several major US carriers including American Airlines, Delta Airlines, and United Airlines. The issue has also been reported in countries such as India and Japan. It is important to note that this is a developing story and more information will be released as it becomes available.
Microsoft's cloud services outage in the Central US region led to the grounding and cancellation of several flights.
Frontier Airlines said it was in the process of resuming normal operations after a major Microsoft technical outage impacted its operations.
SunCountry said a third-party vendor affected its booking and check-in facilities without naming the company.
Allegiant’s website became unavailable due to the Microsoft Azure issue.
Microsoft’s outage started at about 6 pm ET on Thursday and affected a subset of its customers with issues in multiple Azure services in the Central US region.
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]Microsoft's cloud services outage in the Central US region led to the grounding and cancellation of several flights.[
Low-cost carriers Frontier Airlines, Allegiant, and SunCountry were affected by the outage.
Frontier canceled 147 flights on Thursday and delayed 212 others.
The error is caused by a recent CrowdStrike update.
Millions of users across the globe have been affected including companies, banks, and government offices in India.
Some online services including booking, check-in and manage booking services are temporarily unavailable for Akasa Air and IndiGo due to Microsoft outage.
Major US carriers including American Airlines, Delta Airlines and United Airlines issued ground stops due to communication issues.
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Microsoft is taking ‘mitigation actions’ after service issues.
