A global cyber outage is affecting airlines, banks, newsrooms and even the London Stock Exchange.
The outage is being blamed on a software update that's gone wrong, linked to Microsoft Windows and cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike.
Organisations in the UK, US, Australia and Singapore have been impacted by the outage which seems to be linked to Microsoft Windows and cybersecurity firm Cloudstrike.
Many Microsoft users reported being greeted by a "Blue Screen Of Death" on Friday morning as a result of the outage.
It's reported the problem isn't linked with a cyber attack or virus.
Sky News hasn't been able to broadcast since early this morning, while check in services at Singapore's Changi Airport and Sydney and Melbourne airports have been disrupted.
Photos of handwritten boarding passes have been posted on social media as check-in technology at some airlines is down.
The Microsoft / CrowdStrike outage has taken down most airports in India. I got my first hand-written boarding pass today 😅 pic.twitter.com/xsdnq1Pgjr
— Akshay Kothari (@akothari) July 19, 2024
Ryanair said it's experiencing disruption across its network as a result of the global outage.
The airline is advising all passengers to arrive at the airport at least three hours before departure.
We’re currently experiencing disruption across the network due to a Global 3rd party IT outage which is out of our control. We advise all passengers to arrive at the airport at least 3 hours before their scheduled departure time.
Cont’d in comments…— Ryanair (@Ryanair) July 19, 2024
