Global tech outage leaves thousands stranded at airports amid disruptions at hospitals, government agencies and 911 systems
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What could be the largest IT outage in history has disrupted sectors across the globe – leaving thousands of passengers stranded at airports, emergency communication services down and blood donation centers without vital shipments.
What could be “the largest IT outage in history” has disrupted sectors across the globe – leaving thousands of passengers stranded at airports, emergency communication services down and blood donation centers without vital shipments. Airlines, businesses, government agencies, health and emergency services, banks and schools and universities around the world ground to a halt or saw services disrupted due to a flawed software update for Microsoft Windows operating systems issued by the cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike, experts told CNN. CrowdStrike’s CEO said a fix has been deployed, but experts say getting systems back in order will be a lengthy process. As of early Saturday, hundreds of flights flights into, out of or within the United States were canceled or delayed. The day before, more than 3,000 flights had been canceled and more than 11,000 delayed, according to FlightAware.com. All flights were grounded for United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, American Airlines and Allegiant Airlines on Friday. Airlines later announced they were resolving issues and resuming flights. Frustrated passengers lined up at airports backed up with flight cancellations and delays, missing life events like funerals and birthdays. After spending more than 19 hours at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, one passenger won’t be getting home to Los Angeles anytime soon.
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