Anirudha Yerunkar
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Microsoft users globally & also in several parts of India, have reported massive outages in services of Airlines, banks & stock exchanges. The outage tracking website Downdetector shows several users are flagging disruptions across various services.
Globally, the Microsoft cloud outage led to US airlines cancelling flights, but the company later reportedly said its cloud services outage in the Central US region has been resolved. In India three air carriers IndiGo, SpiceJet and Akasa Air are facing technical issues that are affecting booking, check-in and flight updates.
Microsoft, crowdstrike and Windows are trending on X (formerly Twitter).
News outlets in Australia reported that airlines, telecommunications providers and banks, and media broadcasters were disrupted as they lost access to computer systems. Some New Zealand banks said they were also offline.
Australian outages reported on the site included the banks NAB, Commonwealth and Bendigo, and the airlines Virgin Australia and Qantas, as well as internet and phone providers such as Telstra.
News outlets in Australia — including the ABC and Sky News — were unable to broadcast on their TV and radio channels, and reported sudden shutdowns of Windows-based computers.
A new Crowdstrike (cybersecurity software firm) update is being cited as the cause of the outage, which has impacted Windows-based desktop and laptops.
On outage tracking website Downdetector, users reported problems across Microsoft line-up including Azure, and Teams.
The glitch is causing users to see the Blue Screen of Death error messages, and there are widespread reports of disruptions in international airlines, banks and media outlets.
Microsoft said it is investigating the issue “impacting users ability to access various Microsoft 365 apps and services”.
“Our services are still seeing continuous improvements while we continue to take mitigation actions,” according to Microsoft 365 Status post on X.
“Blue screen of death reported at multiple companies – Crowd Strike attack. Are you also facing ??,” wrote a user on X.
Multiple services are continuing to see improvements in availability as our mitigation actions progress. More details can be found within the admin center under MO821132 and on https://t.co/uSHwRmYdzx
— Microsoft 365 Status (@MSFT365Status) July 19, 2024
(With Input From Agencies)
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