GLOBAL CYBER OUTAGE SHAKES IT LANDSCAPE

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The cybersecurity platform CrowdStrike is experiencing a worldwide disruption, leading to significant IT issues. This has caused Microsoft crashes, 911 service outages in several US states, and disruptions across international airlines, banks, and media outlets.

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Prominent security consultant Troy Hunt has described this as “the largest IT outage in history,” comparing it to the Y2K fears, but noting that this time, it has actually happened.

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- Experts are calling it the biggest tech outage ever.

- Major banks, media outlets, airports, and airlines are severely affected.

- Rail services in parts of the US and UK are disrupted.

- Payment systems in Australia and the UK are impacted.

- The Australian government has called for an emergency meeting.

- Significant disruptions to some Microsoft services.

- 911 services are down in several US states, including Alaska, Arizona, Indiana, Minnesota, New Hampshire, and Ohio.

- The London Stock Exchange services are disrupted.

- Sky News was off air for over three hours, with other media facing similar issues.

- CrowdStrike’s CEO has stated that the issue is not due to a cyberattack, and that it has been identified, isolated, and a fix has been deployed.