By Staff Reporters [1 hours ago]
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People woke up to technological chaos this Friday morning as Microsoft suffered a massive, ongoing global IT outage, which is hitting airports, airlines, banks and broadcasters around the world. The problem appears to be with Microsoft 365 services and apps, which many companies and organizations rely on as part of their critical internet infrastructure. Perhaps most concerning of all, many states across the US have reported that their emergency 911 lines are down.
Microsoft said on X that it was aware of an issue impacting people’s ability to access 365 services late on Thursday. The latest update was issued around 4 a.m. ET/1 a.m. PT, when it said, “multiple services are continuing to see improvements in availability as our mitigation actions progress.” The company didn’t immediately respond to request for further comment.
According to CNET, the outage, which also took down the London Stock Exchange, has been linked to a faulty update from cybersecurity company CrowdStrike. The company handles the security of many Windows PCs and services around the world. The last time there was an internet outage this widespread was when a service called Fastly went down in 2021. It’s a reminder of how much of the internet is underpinned by shared infrastructure, which leaves it vulnerable to widespread issues such as this.
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