Millions of people around the globe have been affected by widespread Microsoft outage impacting IT network of multiple businesses, downing banking services, disrupting international airlines and media outlets worldwide. The ongoing widespread outage is reportedly related to US-based cyber security provider CrowdStrike.
Its ‘Falcon sensor’ is installed on many business computers to gather security data. “CrowdStrike in a statement on its website said that it is aware of reports of crashes on Windows hosts related to the Falcon sensor.
Symptoms include hosts experiencing a bug check and blue screen error related to the Falcon sensor. The company said, their engineering teams are actively working to resolve the issue. Many users in India as well have reported an outage in Microsoft services on Downdetector. The outage has caused the grounding and cancellation of flights across the United States. The IT issues are also affecting other countries, with outages reported from New Zealand and Japan.
Disclaimer: This press release is sourced from News On AIR, Prasar Bharti and Press Information Bureau India (PIB).
