A global IT crisis is unfolding due to a faulty CrowdStrike update causing Windows systems to crash with the Blue Screen of Death. This has led to widespread disruptions affecting Microsoft services, airlines, airports, and other sectors worldwide. Major U.S. carriers have issued ground stops, and international operations are impacted. Microsoft attributes the issue to the CrowdStrike update, while transportation officials monitor the situation. CrowdStrike acknowledges the problem and is working on a solution.
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00:00The world as of now seems to be at a standstill as a massive BSOD outage has erupted across
00:27the world.
00:28From the US, India, Europe to even Australia.
00:33The outage initially affected Microsoft Azure services in the central US region but has
00:38since spread, causing issues with various Microsoft 365 applications and services.
00:45This has led to significant disruption in the multiple industries, particularly the
00:50banking and the aviation sector across the world.
00:54Right now, the world is witnessing the largest outage in the history of technology.
01:00Major US airlines including American Airlines, Delta Airlines and United Airlines have issued
01:05ground stops due to technical difficulties.
01:07Furthermore, major flights are also getting cancelled due to this specific outage.
01:12The impact of this outage extends beyond the United States.
01:16In India, airlines and airports have issued advisories about technical challenges related
01:21to the outage.
01:23Furthermore, the government of Australia and India have also roped in with Microsoft to
01:27fix the issue as soon as possible.
01:30But there are still no updates regarding the normalcy.
01:33Even Indian airlines like Indigo and SpiceJet are now affected by this outage, which now
01:38appears to be the largest in two decades.
01:41Internationally, the Berlin airport is now shut down and even the international London
01:46Stock Exchange has been affected, highlighting the global scale of the problem.
01:51The US Secretary of Transportation is monitoring the situation, particularly focusing on flight
01:55cancellation and delays.
01:57He has emphasized that the airlines will be held responsible for meeting passengers'
02:01needs during this disruption.
02:04In midst of all this, everyone remains baffled about the reason for this outage.
02:09Well, the answer is pretty small, because of a software update, a cybersecurity software
02:15which is used worldwide.
02:17Reportedly, the company CrowdStrike is being blamed for this outage.
02:21CrowdStrike, a cybersecurity company that provides antivirus software.
02:26It is believed to be the company behind Friday's mass outage, which is currently impacting
02:31banks, airports, broadcasters, including Sky News of the UK.
02:36CrowdStrike has also acknowledged the issue on its website, stating that they are aware
02:40of the reports of crashes on windows related to their Falcon sensor.
02:44The company engineers are actively working to resolve the problem.
02:48One of its features, the Falcon sensor, is an agent which is designed to block attack
02:52and capture system activity for threat detection.
02:55Ironically, it appears that this security tool has become the source of the current
03:00widespread issue.
03:02The scale and the impact of this outage has led to some experts even describing it as
03:06CrowdStrike doomsday.
03:09As the situation continues to evolve, affected organizations and users are eagerly awaiting
03:13a resolution to restore normal operations as soon as possible across various sectors
03:18and services.