Worldwide tech outages impacting airlines, businesses running Microsoft software

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Published 2024-07-19
Massive tech outages Friday around the world are impacting airlines, businesses, offices and companies that are using Microsoft software. Apple and Linux systems are working normally. The issues are due to a technical problem that global cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike said it had identified in its software and was working to resolve. CrowdStrike provides antivirus software to Microsoft for its Windows devices. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Elizabeth Palmer has more.

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All Comments (21)
  • @dipalinichit-jp3ci
    I feel I must be the first person to recognize this as my Opera stooped working and such scenario never happened before 😱😱
  • @edgardls95
    The day I decide to fly, of course this happens 😂
  • @user-hk6tk4ge5t
    It got my PC. Having my OS backed up to the cloud and set as a boot option in BIOS saved the day!
  • @Linn-vm3xb
    Its not Microsoft, it someone from the opposite time due to personal problems. Stop it!
  • @julians7268
    That would suck to have to admit. "Sorry everyone. I know it seems like we were just attacked, but that was our bad." I would imagine someone is going to be getting a long unpaid vacation for this. Maybe a few people!
  • @incognitomode5052
    Another reason to switch to defender. Microsoft will jump on this and make a shitload of money as customers leave CrowdStrike and switch
  • @brailrice
    I just checked my bank account and still have 3.2 billion.
  • @Linn-vm3xb
    Umm the th I need is.... they're on the same team until...
  • @Linn-vm3xb
    Mocking mocking mocking has been gotten old.
  • @mustangracer5124
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