Businesses across the globe are being affected by a serious issue caused by what appears to be a faulty security update from CrowdStrike which is causing Windows machines to encounter the dreaded Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) – and that’s having a major knock-on effect where airlines, online services and even TV channels are failing.
Obviously, this has caused a huge amount of concern around the world. The issue was first noticed by Australian businesses as computers running Windows went offline, and the issue is now being detected in Europe.
Sky News in the UK went down for a while, and popular airline Ryanair has posted that “We’re currently experiencing disruption across the network due to a Global 3rd party IT outage, which is entirely out of our control. Booking and check-in are currently unavailable.” Ryanair recommends that people who are due to travel today check in at the airport, rather than trying to do so online.
We have a live blog collecting all the developing news as it hits, and we’ll be updating this page with everything we know about the issue and how it might affect you.
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