An X User Alert: Global IT Failures Are Bringing Down Down Airlines, Telecoms, Banks, and Media Broadcasters

An X user posted a screenshot of an alert from the company Crowdstrike that said the company was aware of “reports of crashes on Windows hosts” related to its Falcon Sensor platform. The alert was posted on a password-protected Crowdstrike site and could not be verified. Crowdstrike did not respond to a request for comment.

News outlets in Australia reported that airlines, telecommunications providers and banks, and media broadcasters were disrupted as they lost access to computer systems. Several New Zealand banks said they were 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.

Berlin Airport said there would be delays in check-in due to a technical fault. It said that flights were suspended until 10 a.m. (0800GMT), without giving details, German news agency dpa reported.

On its website, Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport said that the down time was affecting flights to and from the busy European hub. It was one of the busiest days in the year for the airport, as many people begin their summer vacations.

Widespread problems were reported at Australian airports, where lines grew and some passengers were stranded as online check-in services and self-service booths were disabled. Passengers in Melbourne queued for more than an hour to check in.

A global third party IT failure is causing disruption across the network, which is out of our control. “We advise all passengers to arrive at the airport at least three hours before their scheduled departure time.”

The computer issues disrupted airlines, railways and television stations in the United Kingdom. Sky News is among those that are affected.

Microsoft said on the social network that they were working on redirecting impacted traffic to alternate systems to alleviate impact in a more expedient fashion.

The website DownDectector, which tracks user-reported internet outages, recorded growing outages in services at Visa, ADT security and Amazon, and airlines including American Airlines and Delta.

Escalating disruptions continued hours after the technology company said it was gradually fixing an issue affecting access to Microsoft 365 apps and services.

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After carriers canceled thousands of flights on Friday, airlines played the biggest catch up game, leaving planes and crews in the wrong locations. 4,600 flights were delayed or canceled as of Saturday afternoon, according to the flight tracking site FlightAware.

“My whole trip is more or less ruined,” said Mariah Grant, an American who told NPR she was stuck in London after her flight to New York was significantly delayed because of the outage.

“I think it all speaks to the fact that we are so reliant on technology,” she said, adding she was grateful for the customer service representatives at Gatwick Airport in London who helped reassure her and rebook her flight.

The Massachusetts General Brigham Hospital Emergency Medical Response Team Responds to a CrowdStrike-Intruder Power Failure via an Optical Monitor

On Friday, Massachusetts General Brigham Hospital canceled all non- urgent surgeries and other appointments because of a power failure.

“Our response teams are continuing to work diligently throughout the weekend to address the many additional downstream impacts across our system from the CrowdStrike failure,” Noah Brown, the hospital’s director of global communications, told NPR in a written statement.

In a statement, the Austin-based CrowdStrike said it was “actively working with customers” whose screens were impacted by the incident, confirming it was not a cyberattack.

David Weston, Microsoft’s vice president for enterprise and OS security, wrote in a blog post that CrowdStrike was used by enterprises that run many critical services.