On Friday (19 July), Windows devices worldwide suddenly crashed, affecting major institutions such as media outlets and causing delays at airports.
Source: @TimDoering97 on X
Experts speculate that the outage was caused by a recent Crowdstrike update.
According to Downdetector, major institutions worldwide are reporting outages. This ranges from financial institutions to airports, which caused delayed transactions and planes to be grounded.
Source: @AndrewChiles on X
CNA reported that long lines of travellers were seen queueing for their Scoot flights at Changi Airport.
An announcement stated that Scoot’s check-in system was facing a disruption.
Other reports suggest that emergency services have also been affected by the outage.
According to Shaanan Cohney, a university lecturer on cyber security at the University of Melbourne, CrowdStrike is a computer security vendor that develops software which monitor computers to ensure their safety.
Also read: CIMB Bank users see depleted accounts & transaction issues, bank says systems ‘remain secure’
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