Global IT disruptions

Crowdstrike's CEO: No cyber attack behind the global IT disruptions

The global IT disruptions on Friday morning are not believed to have been caused by a cyber attack or to be related to security issues. That's what George Kurtz, CEO of the IT security company Crowdstrike, writes on X.

"The problem has been identified, isolated and an update has been implemented," he writes further.

The problems with Crowdstrike affected Microsoft 365 apps and services, and the disruptions continued hours after Crowdstrike continuously fixed the problems, AP writes.

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Airlines in the US imposed a global shutdown during IT disruptions

American airlines introduced a global stop to flights on Friday, writes ABC News. Technical problems prevented the pilots from communicating.

Among the companies that issued the stop are United, Delta and American Airlines. ABC News writes that flights that are in the air will continue their flights, but no American planes will take off.

The airline's action comes after a warning from the US aviation safety authority, FAA.

Air traffic in Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands and Australia, among others, has also been affected by disruptions during the morning. Berlin airport stopped all flights until 08 local time, according to Reuters.

The background to the disruptions was problems with the IT security company Crowdstrike.

At 12 o'clock on Friday, American Airlines stated that they had resumed their operations, writes AFP.

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Technical disruptions worldwide – banks and healthcare have been affected

Problems at the IT security company Crowdstrike are causing technical disruptions worldwide, several media reports.

Among other things, there have been alarms that American and British healthcare systems are down and that the emergency number 911 is affected by disturbances. Australian media, banks and telecoms also have big problems.

According to the AFP news agency, the software giant Microsoft has come out and announced that it will take measures. The problems seem to be mainly related to PC computers and the Windows operating system.

At the same time, American airlines demand a halt to flights worldwide as the pilots cannot communicate, writes ABC News.

Crowdstrike states that "problems with content distribution" are behind the major disruptions and that it has "rolled back changes", The Guardian reports.