Businesses and services worldwide are gradually recovering from a massive global Microsoft outage that disrupted computer systems for hours on Thursday and Friday.
Airline services are beginning to normalise after thousands of flights were cancelled, though operators expect some delays and cancellations to continue through the weekend.
The outage severely impacted businesses, banks, hospitals, and airlines, following a faulty software update from cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike, which affected Microsoft Windows.
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Health services in Britain, Israel, and Germany also faced issues, with some operations being cancelled.
CrowdStrike’s CEO apologised for the disruption and stated that a fix had been issued, but admitted it could take “some time” for all systems to fully recover.
This global chaos has raised concerns about the vulnerability of interconnected technologies and how a single software glitch can have such widespread effects.
The problem began at 19:00 GMT on Thursday, affecting Windows users running CrowdStrike Falcon cybersecurity software. The full extent of the issue became apparent by Friday morning.
