The glitch was caused by a corrupted update which caused computers running Windows to crash. That caused havoc across much of the world with flights unable to take off or land, some businesses unable to take card payments and hospitals having to cancel operations.
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00:00Microsoft has estimated that around 8.5 million computers around the world were affected by
00:07the recent global IT outage.
00:10The glitch was caused by a corrupted update issued by security company CrowdStrike, which
00:15caused computers running Windows to crash.
00:19That caused havoc across much of the world from Thursday into Friday, with flights unable
00:24to take off or land, some businesses unable to take card payments, and hospitals and clinics
00:29having to cancel operations.
00:32We've talked for a long time in the industry about the inherent fragility of foundational
00:37parts of the internet, these little bits of activity and infrastructure that underpin
00:42the whole thing and if they go wrong they can have really serious global consequences.
00:48The UK's National Cyber Security Centre warned people and businesses to be on the lookout
00:53for phishing attempts.
00:55And the German government's IT security agency warned that cybercriminals were trying to
01:00take advantage of the situation through fake websites and other online scams.