Microsoft - Major IT outages have hit industries across the world !

Major IT outages have hit industries across the world; almost 1,400 flights are cancelled and banking, healthcare and shops affected

Cybersecurity firm Crowdstrike says a "defect" in one of its software updates hit Windows operating systems

"This is not a security incident or cyberattack. The issue has been identified, isolated and a fix has been deployed," the firm says in a statement

The majority of GP surgeries in England are experiencing issues, the NHS says, with trains, shops and pharmacies in the UK also hit

Microsoft says 'underlying cause' has been fixed
published at 12:05
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Microsoft says the "underlying cause" of the mass IT outage has been fixed for its apps, but "residual impact" is continuing to affect some services.

The company previously said the issue was due to "an update from a third-party software platform" - which has now been confirmed as Crowdstrike.


'Biggest IT fail ever' says Musk
published at 12:04

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We've just brought you two posts from our experts on the nature and scale of the worldwide IT outage.

But on X, Tesla and X boss Elon Musk has tried to sum it up more succinctly.

"Biggest IT fail ever," he says.

Major IT outages have hit industries across the world; almost 1,400 flights are cancelled and banking, healthcare and shops affected

Cybersecurity firm Crowdstrike says a "defect" in one of its software updates hit Windows operating systems

"This is not a security incident or cyberattack. The issue has been identified, isolated and a fix has been deployed," the firm says in a statement

The majority of GP surgeries in England are experiencing issues, the NHS says, with trains, shops and pharmacies in the UK also hit