Microsoft Outage: From ATMs to Flights, Epic IT Crash Leaves Trail of Chaos

Microsoft Outage: From ATMs to Flights, Epic IT Crash Leaves Trail of Chaos

ByNews Polite

In what will go down as the most spectacular IT failure the world has ever seen, a botched software update from cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. crashed countless Microsoft Windows computer systems around the world on Friday. Microsoft Corp. and CrowdStrike have rolled out fixes, and systems are gradually being…

Crowdstrike CEO Apologises for Global Tech Outage After Firm Deploys Fix for Issue

Crowdstrike CEO Apologises for Global Tech Outage After Firm Deploys Fix for Issue

ByNews Polite

Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike has deployed a fix for an issue that triggered a major tech outage that affected industries ranging from airlines to banking to healthcare worldwide, the company’s CEO said on Friday. Microsoft said separately it had fixed the underlying cause for the outage of its 365 apps and…

Is Netflix Down? Users Report Outage Issue Across Globe, Including India

Is Netflix Down? Users Report Outage Issue Across Globe, Including India

ByNews Polite

Netflix was down for thousands of users on Friday, according to Downdetector.com. The streaming platform said it was facing issues streaming on all devices. There were around 4,000 reports on the outage-tracking website Downdetector, which collates status reports from a number of sources in the United States. According to Downdetector,…