Widespread IT outage disrupts airports in several countries

Scenes of chaos at Sydney Airport, where dozens of flights were cancelled, and a power outage affected both ticket machines and major media outlets, such as Sky News Australia and the ABC: A series of computer outages have caused severe disruption across Australia, affecting many of the country's largest companies, including ANZ bank and Woolworths stores.

Similar issues have been reported by companies and users elsewhere in the world, including airlines. Berlin Airport All flights are temporarily suspended. American Airlines has grounded its flights from the United States due to a problem with its internal communications system. Ryanair's website is not accessible. The company recommends that passengers “Arrival at least three hours early” Departure of scheduled flights for today.

The United Kingdom and Australia have been particularly affected.

In the UK, Govia Thameslink Railway, the main train operator, has announced that it is experiencing “ widespread computer problems [son] network “ Trains have been cancelled. The operator that provides rail connections to Gatwick Airport, near London, Advertise to be a victim of computer failure “On the whole [son] network “The disturbances come at the start of one of the main weekends of summer vacation in most countries.

For its part, the London Stock Exchange postponed the listing of its main index, the FTSE 100, due to the decline in “A global technical issue linked to a third party is preventing the publication of information.”.

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During the night (Paris time), many Australian internet users mentioned That their computers suddenly displayed Windows Blue Screen error.

At present, the true extent and causes of these technical issues are not entirely clear. Australia’s National Cyber ​​Security Coordinator (NCSC) has estimated that there are no “There is no information to suggest that this is a cybersecurity issue.” (computer attack). “According to the information we have at this time, this outage is related to a technical issue with a third-party software platform used by the affected businesses.”The Australian Authority added.

The name of this platform has not been confirmed, but one of the affected companies, Telstra, announced on Twitter: She was having technical issues with Crowdstrike.This American publisher, with an excellent reputation, is a major global provider of IT security solutions. Name: CrowdStrike It was also blown up by Reuters. In the morning, a spokesman for the Australian authorities said. On the Reddit Discussion Forums And Pirate NewsSeveral Internet users have also reported a link between these computer failures and one of Crowdstrike’s tools. The company has issued an alert to its users, according to several testimonies, but its contents could not be verified. Social network TwitterA company executive confirms that Crowdstrike has begun to identify a technical issue.