IT-disruption paralyzes many airports, gas stations and banks in several countries
Public life is largely at a standstill in many countries. Reports of severe technical disruptions are coming in from Australia, Britain, the USA, and India. In these countries, banks, airports, gas stations, as well as television broadcasters are affected and are currently unable to offer their services.
At the Berlin airport, flight traffic is currently grounded due to a technical issue. A spokesperson for the airport told ntv.de that it is expected that no planes will be able to take off or land before 10 am. There are delays in processing due to a technical issue.
As reported by RBB, there was a server failure at the Berlin airport. It is unclear whether this is related to the problems at Microsoft. Disruptions at other German airports are currently unknown.
"We are aware of an issue"
Worldwide, companies are using Microsoft's software offerings from the US technology conglomerate. Microsoft reports that a technical problem has caused a global outage of Microsoft 365. "We are investigating an issue that affects the ability of users to access various Microsoft 365 applications and services," Microsoft writes on platform X. The company reports a "positive trend in service availability."
On several platforms, users are also reporting additional problems with an update from the cybersecurity firm Crowdstrike. "We are aware of a widespread issue that causes errors on Windows computers in various sensor versions," a Crowdstrike representative shared online.
"We apologize for the interruption"
The most significant disruptions are currently being reported from Britain and Australia. For example, the British news channel Sky News had to halt its broadcast. On a screenshot, viewers read only: "We apologize for the interruption. We hope to be able to resume transmission soon."
In Australia, all monitors reportedly went down at the ABC News TV station. A similar problem was reported at the airports in Sydney and Melbourne. Several airlines are currently unable to check in passengers. Several Australian banks also report that their payment systems have been affected by the disruption and are currently unable to process transactions.
In the USA, American Airlines, United, and Delta have reportedly asked the US aviation authority for a "global flight stop for all flights." In Japan, approximately 30 percent of McDonald's restaurants had to close prematurely due to technical problems. The Irish budget airline Ryanair reported IT problems that are beyond their control.
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- Many IT-dependent services, such as banking and air travel, are heavily reliant on Microsoft's IT-branch products, including Microsoft Windows and Microsoft 365, making the global outage of these services particularly impactful.
- The IT-Security of Berlin Brandenburg Airport - BER was also affected by the widespread issue, leading to server failure and flight disruptions, although the exact cause remains unclear.
- In an effort to mitigate the economic impact of these IT-related disruptions, Microsoft and Microsoft Windows developer Crowdstrike issued apologies and advised users to wait for resolutions, with Microsoft reporting a positive trend in service availability and Crowdstrike investigating the Crowdstrike sensor version issues.
