BUSINESSES worldwide are experiencing blue screen errors and device reboots on PCs and laptops due to a global CrowdStrike service outage.
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Commonwealth Bank, NAB, Suncorp, Microsoft 365, Foxtel, and the ABC are all among those impacted, according to Down Detector.
Airlines and and train companies are also suffering issues due to the major outage.
Users of Windows PCs reported their machines involuntarily shutting, with attempts to restart them met with a “blue screen of death” with Windows unable to load.
CrowdStrike pushed out an update to its Falcon software on Friday which is believed to have caused the issue.
“CrowdStrike is aware of reports of crashes on Windows hosts related to the Falcon Sensor,” the company wrote in response.
Newsrooms and television networks have all been plunged into chaos by the IT outage.
In the UK, Sky News is off air, while Britain’s biggest train company has warned passengers to expect disruption because of “widespread IT issues”.
Overnight, Microsoft confirmed it was investigating an issue with its services and apps.
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