Millions of Windows users experienced a BSOD (blue screen of death) error resulting in a sudden shutdown halting the overall operations.
A slew of major global institutions including banks, airlines and media organisations have confronted mass IT outages and it was reported that the US State of Alaska service was affected and even the London Stock Exchange was also reportedly impacted.
The supermarkets in Australia met with checkout turvydom and the flights were affected in the line. The graphics and computers failed to perform and the broadcast channels left seeking rescue for prompt help. The reason for the sudden outage is not clear but workers linked this to the Microsoft PC operating system’s error.
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According to the reports, millions of Windows users experienced a BSOD (blue screen of death) error resulting in a sudden shutdown halting the overall operations. The tech company Microsoft acknowledged that the sudden error was caused due to the Crowd strike update as it began with multiple issues in the Azure services (cloud computing platform)
The company also said that a probe was taken to further analyse the glitch impacting several apps and services. Various airlines have alerted the passengers and posted on X that the company combating technical challenges at the moment which may affect the online services for some time.
#ImportantUpdate: We are currently experiencing technical challenges with our service provider, affecting online services including booking, check-in, and manage booking functionalities. As a result, we have activated manual check-in and boarding processes across airports. We…
— SpiceJet (@flyspicejet) July 19, 2024
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Troy Hunt, Microsoft Regional Director, has posted that a sudden IT outage befell turning the computer blue and was called by different media outlets in the last few minutes.
Something super weird happening right now: just been called by several totally different media outlets in the last few minutes, all with Windows machines suddenly BSoD’ing (Blue Screen of Death). Anyone else seen this? Seems to be entering recovery mode: pic.twitter.com/DxdLyA9BLA
— Troy Hunt (@troyhunt) July 19, 2024
In the UK, railway companies report delays and say that they’re experiencing large-scale IT outage issues. Some flights were suspended s in the UK and flight delays were reported across the world. In Australia, a raft of online dealings in shops, airports, and communications are impacted and Australia’s National Cyber Security Coordinator called it a mass technical IT outage.
