According to statements from different parts of the world, there is a Windows failure that causes systems to crash in emergency services, banks and airports in many places. While Windows machines reportedly fail to boot, unconfirmed reports suggest the problem is caused by software from cybersecurity firm Crowdstrike, Forbes reported.Transactions stopped in many sectors
The Down Detector website shows a sharp increase in reports of disrupted services, including from Microsoft, Visa, Ryanair and many other companies. Microsoft's Azure and 365 cloud services were disrupted late at night in the United States, causing one airline to suspend flights for two hours and disrupting regular operations for others.Flights were stopped at many airports
The London Stock Exchange joins a growing list of systems reporting problems, including Hong Kong and Mumbai airports. According to the Federal Aviation Administration, in the US, United Airlines, Delta Air Lines and American Airlines have imposed a ground stop, meaning flights are suspended to all destinations. United also revealed it was facing cockpit communication issues. Cathay Pacific said it was experiencing check-in issues at Hong Kong airport. Berlin's Schoenfeld Airport has suspended operations. Major Australian airports such as Sydney and Melbourne said they were also facing technical problems. According to Bloomberg's report, it was stated that Microsoft is actively examining the issue and will make a statement as soon as possible. Europe's second largest airline, Lufthansa, also published a statement on its site, saying, "The booking functionality may be limited at this time. We are working on a solution and apologize for any inconvenience."Sky News cannot broadcast
He announced that he could not broadcast on the British Sky News, one of the country's most important television news channels. "Sky News was unable to broadcast live this morning, we apologize to viewers for the disruption," the organization's chief executive officer, David Rhodes, said in a statement on X. While many airports are dealing with the crisis, Brussels Airport says there is no significant impact. While their main check-in and handling systems run on the affected MSFT software, they have a backup system. This causes waiting times to be slightly longer. Nasdaq spokesman: Market operating normally
A spokesperson for Nasdaq in the Nordic region said the company was aware of the Microsoft issue, but trading and market surveillance were operating normally, Charles Daly reported.Hotels were also affected
Hotels are also affected by this situation. Bloomberg News photo team leader Elaine To at the Ocean Park Marriott in Hong Kong, where the check-in desk had to resort to pen and paper. Staff told him the outage was affecting their systems globally.There was also a disruption in the Bank of Israel
The Bank of Israel announced that a global malfunction by cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike caused some disruptions in the country's banking system. The central bank said the issue had a “partial impact on the banking system, which was aware of the incident and addressed it.” Earlier, Israel's Ministry of Health and emergency services said its servers and hotline were experiencing outages due to the technical issue.Shares fell
In the US, Crowdstrike shares fell as much as 14 percent in early pre-market trading as major outages disrupted services at airlines, banks and financial services companies. Microsoft shares fell 2.8 percent after the Windows software owner reported an outage to its online services.There is an issue affecting Microsoft 365 apps and services worldwide
Troy Hunt, the creator of the website HaveIBeenPwned, also shared that he has received numerous reports of blue screens in X, a malfunction that occurs when Windows computers do not start up. "Something very strange is happening right now: I've been called by several completely different media outlets in the last few minutes, all saying that Windows machines suddenly blue screened," Hunt said. There are reports that the problem is also happening in the US, India, Japan and many other countries around the world. US emergency room computers also appear to be affected by the problem. A user writing on the Hacker News website suggested that the entire emergency service was disabled for this reason and stated that the 911 emergency service line in Oregon was not working. Affected companies in Turkey
The network infrastructure of THY's ticketing and reservation system collapsed for 20 minutes. For this reason, while operations were stopped at Istanbul Airport, there was congestion at the counters, ticket sales and aircraft gates in the terminal. THY Press Counselor Yahya Üstün said, "We apologize to the passengers." Additionally, according to Down Detector, reports of the malfunction were reported from many companies in Turkey, especially Denizbank.Microsoft announced the applications where the problem persists
According to the statement released by Microsoft, it was stated that progress was made in mitigation efforts for the affected Microsoft 365 applications and services. “We expect users will still see improvements while we address the remaining impact,” the company said.In the statement, it was announced that problems arising from applications such as Microsoft Defender, Microsoft OneNote, OneDrive for Business, SharePoint Online, Windows 365 were fixed. However, the following applications continue to fail for now: PowerBI, Microsoft Fabric, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft 365 admin center, Microsoft Purview.
The Down Detector website shows a sharp increase in reports of disrupted services, including from Microsoft, Visa, Ryanair and many other companies. Microsoft's Azure and 365 cloud services were disrupted late at night in the United States, causing one airline to suspend flights for two hours and disrupting regular operations for others.Flights were stopped at many airports
The London Stock Exchange joins a growing list of systems reporting problems, including Hong Kong and Mumbai airports. According to the Federal Aviation Administration, in the US, United Airlines, Delta Air Lines and American Airlines have imposed a ground stop, meaning flights are suspended to all destinations. United also revealed it was facing cockpit communication issues. Cathay Pacific said it was experiencing check-in issues at Hong Kong airport. Berlin's Schoenfeld Airport has suspended operations. Major Australian airports such as Sydney and Melbourne said they were also facing technical problems. According to Bloomberg's report, it was stated that Microsoft is actively examining the issue and will make a statement as soon as possible. Europe's second largest airline, Lufthansa, also published a statement on its site, saying, "The booking functionality may be limited at this time. We are working on a solution and apologize for any inconvenience."Sky News cannot broadcast
He announced that he could not broadcast on the British Sky News, one of the country's most important television news channels. "Sky News was unable to broadcast live this morning, we apologize to viewers for the disruption," the organization's chief executive officer, David Rhodes, said in a statement on X. While many airports are dealing with the crisis, Brussels Airport says there is no significant impact. While their main check-in and handling systems run on the affected MSFT software, they have a backup system. This causes waiting times to be slightly longer. Nasdaq spokesman: Market operating normally
A spokesperson for Nasdaq in the Nordic region said the company was aware of the Microsoft issue, but trading and market surveillance were operating normally, Charles Daly reported.Hotels were also affected
Hotels are also affected by this situation. Bloomberg News photo team leader Elaine To at the Ocean Park Marriott in Hong Kong, where the check-in desk had to resort to pen and paper. Staff told him the outage was affecting their systems globally.There was also a disruption in the Bank of Israel
The Bank of Israel announced that a global malfunction by cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike caused some disruptions in the country's banking system. The central bank said the issue had a “partial impact on the banking system, which was aware of the incident and addressed it.” Earlier, Israel's Ministry of Health and emergency services said its servers and hotline were experiencing outages due to the technical issue.Shares fell
In the US, Crowdstrike shares fell as much as 14 percent in early pre-market trading as major outages disrupted services at airlines, banks and financial services companies. Microsoft shares fell 2.8 percent after the Windows software owner reported an outage to its online services.There is an issue affecting Microsoft 365 apps and services worldwide
Troy Hunt, the creator of the website HaveIBeenPwned, also shared that he has received numerous reports of blue screens in X, a malfunction that occurs when Windows computers do not start up. "Something very strange is happening right now: I've been called by several completely different media outlets in the last few minutes, all saying that Windows machines suddenly blue screened," Hunt said. There are reports that the problem is also happening in the US, India, Japan and many other countries around the world. US emergency room computers also appear to be affected by the problem. A user writing on the Hacker News website suggested that the entire emergency service was disabled for this reason and stated that the 911 emergency service line in Oregon was not working. Affected companies in Turkey
The network infrastructure of THY's ticketing and reservation system collapsed for 20 minutes. For this reason, while operations were stopped at Istanbul Airport, there was congestion at the counters, ticket sales and aircraft gates in the terminal. THY Press Counselor Yahya Üstün said, "We apologize to the passengers." Additionally, according to Down Detector, reports of the malfunction were reported from many companies in Turkey, especially Denizbank.Microsoft announced the applications where the problem persists
According to the statement released by Microsoft, it was stated that progress was made in mitigation efforts for the affected Microsoft 365 applications and services. “We expect users will still see improvements while we address the remaining impact,” the company said.In the statement, it was announced that problems arising from applications such as Microsoft Defender, Microsoft OneNote, OneDrive for Business, SharePoint Online, Windows 365 were fixed. However, the following applications continue to fail for now: PowerBI, Microsoft Fabric, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft 365 admin center, Microsoft Purview.
