Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 01:52pm on 19 Jul 2024,Friday Tech Today
A major outage in Microsoft’s cloud services has caused widespread disruptions globally, affecting airlines, banks, and businesses. Grounded flights, delays, and blue screen of death (BSOD) errors plagued systems as far as India, Australia, and the US. The issue stemmed from a faulty update by cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike, impacting Windows devices. Microsoft reported service degradation in several key applications including Teams, PowerBI, and Microsoft 365. Relief efforts are underway, with Microsoft and CrowdStrike working to resolve the problems. Users are advised to follow updates from official channels and take precautionary measures to mitigate further disruptions.
