Global meltdown due to Microsoft: Blackouts in flights, railways, telecommunications and banks-Problem in Stock Markets too 2024-07-20 20:52:58

Technical problem linked to Microsoft systems affected several businesses worldwide.

The outage affected media organizations, banks, airlines and other industries.

The technology giant Microsoft announced today that it is taking measures following a technical problem that affected several companies and mainly airlines.

“Our services are improving as we continue to take mitigation measures,” the company said in a message on social media X.

The announcement came as many businesses reported technical problems or breakdowns: businesses in Australia such as the ABC television network, Sydney Airport and a supermarket chain, Berlin Airport, or even Britain’s largest rail operator, as well as the London Stock Exchange .

In a message titled “Service Downgrade,” Microsoft notes that users “may be unable to access various Microsoft 365 apps and services.”

Microsoft adds that it remains “mobilized to manage this incident, giving it the highest and most urgent priority, while continuing to address the ongoing impact for the remaining Microsoft 365 applications that are in a degraded state.”

No problems at Eleftherios Venizelos

Air traffic and passenger service at Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport are progressing without particular problems. And this despite the operational problems faced by other major airports internationally, in their information systems.

In particular, as a representative of the Airport’s communication department told APE-MPE a while ago, only some of the airlines have experienced operating problems in their information systems, which are overcome by resorting to… traditional Check In methods (use of cards, etc.). No problems or flight delays have been observed, beyond the usual.

Britain’s biggest rail operator has announced today that it has been affected by a technical IT system problem, which is likely to lead to last-minute cancellations.

“We are currently experiencing extensive IT system problems on our network,” the four railway companies of the Govia Thameslink Railway group announced in social media posts today.

“Our IT teams are currently investigating to determine the cause of the issue,” they said, adding that “possible last-minute cancellations” are expected as companies are unable to access certain driver systems.

“Other important systems, notably our real-time customer information platforms, have also been affected,” they continued in their post, recommending that passengers seek information regarding their itineraries beforehand.

The outage comes as Australian businesses were affected by a “large-scale technical issue”, the country’s biggest cyber security authority announced.

The London Stock Exchange was hit by a technical problem today that affected its platform for transmitting market information, delaying the appearance of a change in the FTSE100 index.

“The RNS intelligence service is currently experiencing a global technical problem caused by a third party that does not allow information to be released,” according to a statement on the exchange’s website. “Technical support teams are working to restore service. Other services of the group, in particular the London Stock Exchange, continue to operate as normal.”

Britain: Problem also in the Health system

A health booking system used by doctors in England is offline, health officials said in posts today on the X platform.

A global technical problem in an IT system is affecting the operation of businesses in several countries, including the UK’s Sky News network, Spanish airports, Australian media and banks.

British Sky News, one of the country’s largest television stations, might not broadcast its program today.

“Sky News is unable to broadcast live television this morning, telling viewers at this time that we apologize for the disruption,” the network’s executive chairman David Rodge told Platform X.

A global technical problem in an IT system is affecting the operation of businesses in several countries, including Spanish airports, a Turkish airline, media companies and banks in Australia.

The Berlin airport announced the suspension of air traffic until 11:00 Greek time due to a technical problem in the IT system.

Earlier, the managing company of the airport in a statement to X informed the passengers that there are delays in check-in due to a technical problem.

Technical failure in the IT system affects the operation of many businesses and companies in many countries, including Australia, Turkey and Spain.

Many Australian companies affected by ‘wide-scale technical outage’ – Crowdstrike says it was notified of Windows problem
A “wide-ranging technical breach” is affecting dozens of businesses in Australia — from banks, telcos and media — and appears to be linked to problems experienced by cybersecurity services firm Crowdstrike, a spokesman for Australia’s Department of Home Affairs said.

According to specialist website Downdetector, the flaw affects many banks and telecommunications companies.

“I have been made aware of a large-scale technical breach affecting a number of businesses and services across Australia this followingnoon,” Michelle McGuinness of the Australian Cybersecurity Agency said via X.

“Current information indicates that this vulnerability is linked to a technical issue with the software platform used by the affected companies,” she added.

Besides, McGuinness emphasized that “there is no information to suggest that this is an incident related to cyber security”.

Australia’s state broadcaster ABC said it was experiencing a “major technical failure”, without elaborating.

For its part, Crowdstrike says in a pre-recorded message that it is aware of reports of a problem with Microsoft’s Windows operating system linked to the Falcon sensor.

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