#crowdstrike outage airport

[britishbusinessonline]

CrowdStrike Exposes a FUNDAMENTAL Problem in Software

On Friday, the security update from crowd strike caused the biggest IT disaster ever, there’s fundamental problem that I believe lies at the heart of this and that problem will get a lot worse in the future. crowd strike is a cyber security company that helps protect organizations from cyber threats such as malware and ransomware they have a platform Falcon that uses Ai and machine learning to…

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[head-post]

Largest global IT outage in history did not affect Russia

A global technology outage caused by a software update from US cybersecurity company Crowdstrike caused chaos around the world on Friday, with flights suspended and healthcare, banking and ground transport systems facing major disruptions.

George Kurtz, president and CEO of Crowdstrike, said Friday morning that the company is “actively working with customers affected by a flaw discovered in one content update for Windows hosts” – a glitch that affected Microsoft users around the world. He also added:

“This is not a security incident or cyberattack. The issue has been identified, isolated, and a fix has been deployed. We refer customers to the support portal for the latest updates and will continue to provide complete and continuous updates on our website. We further recommend organisations ensure they’re communicating with CrowdStrike representatives through official channels. Our team is fully mobilised to ensure the security and stability of CrowdStrike customers.”

The Financial Times explained that Crowdstrike is “one of the world’s largest providers of “endpoint” security software, used by companies to monitor for security problems across a huge range of devices, from desktop PCs to checkout payment terminals.”

Troy Hunt, a security consultant, wrote on social media that “this will be the largest IT outage in history.” He also added:

“This is basically what we were all worried about with Y2K, except it’s actually happened this time.”

The impacts of the outage cascaded rapidly. Wired noted that “in the early hours of Friday, companies in Australia running Microsoft’s Windows operating system started reporting devices showing Blue Screens of Death (BSODs).” It continued:

“Shortly after, reports of disruptions started flooding in from around the world, including from the UK, India, Germany, the Netherlands, and the US: TV station Sky News went offline, and US airlines United, Delta, and American Airlines issued a “global ground stop” on all flights.”

The UK has been hit by a glitch

As The New York Times observed, the National Health Service in the United Kingdom “was crippled throughout the morning on Friday, as a number of hospitals and doctors offices lost access to their computer systems.”

Whitehall crisis officials were coordinating the response through the Cobra committee that deals with matters of national emergency or major disruption. Ministers were in touch with their sectors to tackle the fallout from the IT failure, and the transport secretary, Louise Haigh, said she was working “at pace with industry” after trains and flights were affected, The Guardian reported.

In the US, flights were grounded owing to communications problems that appear to be linked to the outage. American Airlines, Delta and United Airlines were among the carriers affected. Berlin airport temporarily halted all flights on Friday, while in Australia, Melbourne airport advised customers it was “experiencing a global technology issue which is impacting check-in procedures for some airlines.”

Global flight cancellations

There had been more than 1,000 flight cancellations worldwide so far due to the IT failure, according to the aviation analysis firm Cirium.

Long lines formed at airports in Asia as airlines lost access to check-in and booking services at a time when many travelers are heading away on summer vacations. News outlets in Australia — where telecommunications were severely affected — were pushed off air for hours. Hospitals and doctor’s offices had problems with their appointment systems, while banks in South Africa and New Zealand reported outages to their payment system or websites and apps.

At Hong Kong’s airport, Yvonne Lee, 24, said she only found out her flight to Phuket in Thailand was postponed to Saturday when she arrived at the airport, saying the way it was handled would “affect the image of Hong Kong’s airport very much.” Her already short five-day trip would now have to be further shortened, she said.

In India, Hong Kong and Thailand, many airlines were forced to manually check in passengers. An airline in Kenya was also reporting disruption.

Some athletes and spectators descending on Paris ahead of the Olympics were delayed as was the arrival of their uniforms and accreditations, but Games organisers said disruptions were limited and didn’t affect ticketing or the torch relay.

In Germany, Berlin-Brandenburg Airport halted flights for several hours due to difficulties in checking in passengers, while landings at Zurich airport were suspended and flights in Hungary, Italy and Turkey disrupted.

The Dutch carrier KLM said it had been “forced to suspend most” of its operations.

Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport warned that the outage was having a “major impact on flights” to and from the busy European hub. The chaotic morning coincided with one of the busiest days of the year for Schiphol.

Israel said its hospitals and post office operations were disrupted.

In South Africa, at least one major bank said it was experiencing nationwide service disruptions as customers reported they were unable to make payments using their bank cards in stores. The New Zealand banks ASB and Kiwibank said their services were down as well.

Shipping was disrupted too: A major container hub in the Baltic port of Gdansk, Poland, the Baltic Hub, said it was battling problems resulting from the global system outage.

Russia was unaffected by the outage

Meanwhile, Russia was less affected by this outage, mainly due to sanctions, import substitution strategy and technological sovereignty.

The global IT failure of devices running the Windows 10 operating system did not affect the operation of Russian airports and airlines, with flights running as scheduled. There are no problems with the information systems of Russian Railways.

“Rosatom” reported that the systems of the concern “Rosenergoatom” work on “import-independent software,” so there are no problems in operation. The disruption in Microsoft’s work will not affect the operation of Russia’s energy system in any way, the agency said.

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[orchidvioletindigo]

Hey y'all uhhh there's a major global IT outage happening right now due to a broken Crowdstrike update that's taken out systems in hospitals, airports, news media, 9-1-1 services, and other huge chunks of Western society. Please be careful right now.

Due to the nature and scale of this outage, it's reasonable to assume that there may be more emergency call center outages than are currently able to be communicated and reported.

[kef-meister]

Boy howdy, I'm so glad companies around the world have secure, decentralized servers they actually own and aren't dependent on the cloud at all. Could you imagine what would happen if an entire airport lost its ability to communic-

A CrowdStrike update is breaking computers running Windows, causing them to crash and display the Blue Screen of Death. Companies around the world have been unable to reboot, according to reports. (...) CrowdStrike engineers say they are working on the issue, which affects its Falcon Sensor product (...) “the CrowdStrike platform purpose-built to stop breaches via a unified set of cloud-delivered technologies that prevent all types of attacks—including malware and much more.” The IT outage has affected airports, businesses and broadcasters, according to the Sky News website.

Oh, okay then.

[kataraavatara]

I MISSED ELAINGATE BECAUSE OF THE STUPID CROWDSTRIKE AIRLINE OUTAGES I WAS STUCK IN THE AIRPORT ASLEEP SOMEONE EXPLAIN

[allthebrazilianpolitics]

Effects of CrowdStrike IT outage show up in Brazil

Friday’s global IT outage, caused by a flawed software update from cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike, affected Brazilian businesses, banks, and airports.

The presidential press office confirmed that the Gov.br platform, used by millions of Brazilians for various services, was not affected. The federal government’s Digital Government Integrated Cybersecurity Center (CISC) is monitoring the situation.

The Supreme Court’s systems, meanwhile, were disrupted earlier on Friday. According to the court, however, most services have been re-established.

Azul, one of Brazil’s major airlines, stated earlier today that the problem “directly impacts the reservation system and operations in global aviation,” causing potential delays. They advised passengers with flights today who have not yet checked in to arrive at the airport early and visit Azul’s service desk.

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[songue85]

When a system update crashes the world...

[daydreaming-scheming-demon]

there’s apparently a widespread tech outage right now here in australia. work computers arent working, personal computers arent working, self checkouts at stores arent working, airports arent working, banks arent working, and basically everywhere that uses technology isnt working. which is… well… everywhere.

of course, me, being the superior being i am, am unaffected by this.

the reason for this outage? apparently some company (crowdstrike) pushed an update on every device with crowdstrike installed, and that update just so happened to be bugged to the point that it completely killed any device that it was installed on. this has also apparently affected other countries too, any device with crowdstrike installed is affected, but most of the sources i find on it are all australian.

this is why forced updates shouldnt be a thing. actually, there’s a lot more reasons they shouldnt be a thing but also this. does nobody else find it weird that it’s just kinda accepted in the modern day that the things you buy can be intentionally altered by the company who owns it after youve already bought it? is that not fucking weird to you?

i honestly find the situation kind of hilarious, tho i will admit i wouldnt if i were affected. it really does show how awful a lot of modern business practices really are. i bring it up here because i dont think ive seen many people talking about this, but it’s all over the australian news rn.

also side note, i find it hilarious that this event already has a wikipedia page.

wikipedia editors are really fuckin fast

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7/19/2024 Faulty CrowdStrike Update Blamed for Global Tech Meltdown Security software company CrowdStrike has come under fire after a faulty update crippled countless Windows machines worldwide. The error, identified as a defect in a recent content update, caused systems to crash and display the dreaded Blue Screen of Death.

The outage impacted a wide range of organizations, disrupting operations at airports, hospitals, financial institutions, and countless businesses. While CrowdStrike has issued a fix, recovery efforts are slow due to the need for manual intervention on individual machines.

This incident highlights the potential pitfalls of automated updates, particularly for critical security software. Experts are urging organizations to implement proper testing procedures before deploying new updates.

[tocitynews]

A Widespread Microsoft Outage Disrupted Flights, Banks, Media Outlets And Companies Around The World On Friday And Highlighted Dependence On Software From A Handful Of Providers – New York City reporting

The issue affected Microsoft 365 apps and services, and escalating disruptions continued hours after the technology company said it was gradually fixing it.

Microsoft 365 posted on X that the company was “working on rerouting the impacted traffic to alternate systems to alleviate impact in a more expedient fashion” and that they were “observing a positive trend in service availability.”

Major disruptions reported by airlines and airports grew. Flight tracking website Flightaware reports more nearly 1,000 flights canceled and over 12,000 more are delayed. Chicago O'Hare, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta, Newark , La Guardia and Boston Logan International Airport lead Flightaware's "misery map" with the most delays and cancellations.

In the U.S., the FAA said the airlines United, Delta and Allegiant had all been grounded. American Airlines lifted its ground stop just after 5 a.m ET, saying they were able to "safely re-establish operations."

An earlier ground stop for Frontier Airlines was lifted just after midnight, and the carrier said they had resumed normal operations, for now.

Travelers at Los Angeles International Airport slept on a jetway floor, using backpacks and other luggage for pillows, due to a delayed United flight to Dulles International Airport early on Friday.

Across the pond, Edinburgh Airport said the system outage meant waiting times were longer than usual. London’s Stansted Airport said some airline check-in services were being completed manually, but flights were still operating.

The budget airline Ryanair said they are "experiencing disruption across the network due to a global third party IT outage which is out of our control. We advise all passengers to arrive at the airport at least three hours before their scheduled departure time.”

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, although flights were still operating. Airlines Virgin Australia and Qantas were severely affected by the outage.

News outlets in Australia — including the ABC and Sky News — were unable to broadcast on their TV and radio channels, and reported sudden shutdowns of Windows-based computers. Some news anchors broadcast live online from dark offices, in front of computers showing “blue screens of death.” Telecommunications providers, banks and media broadcasters were also disrupted as they lost access to computer systems. Outages reported on the site DownDetector included the banks NAB, Commonwealth and Bendigo, as well as internet and phone providers such as Telstra. The New Zealand banks ASB and Kiwibank said their services were down.

Television stations in the United Kingdom were being disrupted by the computer issues.

Hospitals in Britain and Germany also reported problems.

Israel’s Cyber Directorate said that it was among the places affected by the global outages, attributing them to a problem with the cybersecurity platform Crowdstrike. The outage also hit the country’s post offices and hospitals, according to the ministries of communication and health.

In South Africa, at least one major bank said it was experiencing “nationwide service disruptions” as customers reported they were unable to make payments using their bank cards at grocery stores and gas stations.

Numerous European airlines are using manual check-in.

[aokozaki]

So the CrowdStrike outages are affecting stuff like airport systems, and thus flights too and like. Imagine if this happened in January 2001 lmao, people would freak.

[roboe1]

Microsoft outage caused by CrowdStrike disrupts Asian airports | Radio F...

[palmoilnews]

Global cyber outage grounds flights, hits banks, telecoms, media July 19 (Reuters) - A global tech outage was disrupting operations in multiple industries on Friday, with airlines halting flights, some broadcasters off-air and everything from banking to healthcare hit by system problems. American Airlines AAL.O, Delta Airlines DAL.N, United Airlines UAL.O and Allegiant Air ALGT.O grounded flights citing communication problems. The order came shortly after MicrosoftMSFT.O said it resolved its cloud services outage that impacted several low-cost carriers, though it was not immediately clear whether those were related. "A third party software outage is impacting computer systems worldwide, including at United. While we work to restore those systems, we are holding all aircraft at their departure airports," United said in a statement. "Flights already airborne are continuing to their destinations." Australia's government said outages suffered by media, banks and telecoms companies there appeared to be linked to an issue at global cybersecurity firm Crowdstrike CRWD.O. According to an alert sent by Crowdstrike to its clients and reviewed by Reuters, the company’s “Falcon Sensor” software is causing Microsoft Windows to crash and display a blue screen, known informally as the “Blue Screen of Death”. The alert, which was sent at 0530 GMT on Friday, also shared a manual workaround to rectify the issue. A Crowdstrike spokesperson did not respond to emails or calls requesting comment. There was no information to suggest the outage was a cyber security incident, the office of Australia's National Cyber Security Coordinator Michelle McGuinness said in a post on X. The outages rippled far and wide. The travel industry was among the hardest hit with airports around the world, including Tokyo, Amsterdam, Berlin and several Spanish airports reporting problems with their systems and delays. International airlines, including Ryanair RYA.I, Europe’s largest airline by passenger numbers, warned of problems with their booking systems and other disruptions. In Britain, booking systems used by doctors were offline, multiple reports from medical officials on X said, while Sky News, one of the country's major news broadcasters was off air, apologising for being unable to transmit live. Banks and other financial institutions from Australia to India and South Africa warned clients about disruptions to their services, while LSEG Group LSEG.Lreported an outage of its data and news platform Workspace. Amazon's AWS cloud service provider said in a statement that it was "investigating reports of connectivity issues to Windows EC2 instances and Workspaces within AWS." It was not immediately clear whether all reported outages were linked to Crowdstrike problems or there were other issues at play.