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PremiumMicrosoft Outage Highlights: Microsoft on Saturday said that CrowdStrike’s update affected 8.5 million Windows devices, or less than one percent of all Windows machines.
While the percentage was small, the broad economic and societal impacts reflect the use of CrowdStrike by enterprises that run many critical services, said Microsoft in a blog on its website.
On Friday, in one of the biggest-ever IT outages, an update of a product offered by global cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike triggered problems with Microsoft's Windows across the planet, affecting operations in several sectors.
In an official statement, the Minister of Civil Aviation Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu said that airline systems across Indian airports have resumed normal operations since 3 AM.
However, several passengers on Saturday faced tough time as many flights were cancelled amid progress in restoring normal operations.
Crowdstrike acknowledged the issue in a recent support page where it stated that the recent crashes on Windows are related to problems with the Falcon sensor.
"Symptoms include hosts experiencing a bugcheck\blue screen error related to the Falcon Sensor. Our Engineering teams are actively working to resolve this issue and there is no need to open a support ticket." the company added.
On Friday, a number of technological issues halted services at airlines, banks, and the London Stock Exchange, triggering an unexpected cascade of failures that spread from the United States to Asia following Microsoft Corp.'s announcement of an outage across its online services, as per various media reports.
The Airport said, “Due to a global outage affecting IT systems of many organisations, the check-in process for some airlines at Changi Airport is being managed manually.
Changi Airport ground staff are providing assistance to passengers, especially those with an impending departure"
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Taking to X, Delhi Airport said, “Due to the global IT issue, some of the services at the Delhi Airport were temporarily impacted. We are closely working with all our stakeholders to minimise the inconvenience to our flyers. Passengers are requested to be in touch with the airline concerned or the help desk on ground for updated flight information. We regret the inconvenience caused to our passengers
In a tweet on X, it wrote, “Due to a technical problem, there may be delays in check-in. Information for passengers: Due to a technical fault, there will be delays in check-in."
Sky News Sports Presenter Jacquie Beltrao has shared pictures and said that “We’re obviously not on air - we’re trying"
In a tweet, it stated, “Due to a global technical issue, Sky Sports News is currently unable to broadcast live. For all the latest sports news, scores and action, go to the Sky Sports app or website."
Crowdstrike has also acknowledged the issue in a recent support page where it states that the recent crashes on Windows are related to problems with the Falcon n sensor. It stated, "CrowdStrike is aware of reports of crashes on Windows hosts related to the Falcon Sensor.
"Symptoms include hosts experiencing a bugcheck\blue screen error related to the Falcon Sensor. Our Engineering teams are actively working to resolve this issue and there is no need to open a support ticket." the company added.
According to Spectator Index, numerous major banks, media outlets, and airlines have experienced disruptions in several US states. Additionally, the London Stock Exchange has been affected, and Sky News is currently off the air. Emergency services, such as 911, are also facing interruptions in the US.
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Mumbai Airport's check-in system are down for IndiGo, Akasa, and SpiceJet Airlines, sources informed CNBC-TV 18. Global outage has impacted the Airport's service since 10:45 am today.
Taking to social media platform X (formerly twitter), Akasa Air stated, “Due to infrastructure issues with our service provider, some of our online services, including booking, check-in and manage booking services will be temporarily unavailable. Currently we are following manual check-in and boarding processes at the airports and hence request passengers with immediate travel plans to reach the airport early to check-in at our counters. We sincerely regret the inconvenience caused and want to assure you that our teams are working with our service provider to resolve the same at the earliest."
Low-cost carriers Frontier Airlines and SunCountry reported outages that affected operations. While Frontier said a "major Microsoft technical outage" had hit its operations temporarily, SunCountry said a third-party vendor affected its booking and check-in facilities, without naming the company.
Frontier cancelled 147 flights on Thursday and delayed 212 others, according to data tracker FlightAware. 45% of Allegiant aircrafts were delayed, while Sun Country delayed 23% flights, the data showed. The companies did not give details on the number of flights impacted.
Microsoft Windows Outage Live: Melbourne Airport officially confirmed that it is facing issues with windows.
In a post on X, the airport wrote, “Melbourne Airport is experiencing a global technology issue which is impacting check-in procedures for some airlines. Passengers flying with these airlines this afternoon are advised to allow a little extra time to check-in. Please check with your airline for flight updates."
