A major global IT outage is hitting industries across the world with airlines, banks, shops and broadcasters affected.
Major U.S. airlines have grounded flights and there are global delays. United, American and Delta have ordered a “global ground stop,” saidRep. Eric Swalwell, a member of the House subcommittee on cybersecurity.
Microsoft said it had fixed the issue, but problems still persist and blue error screens are appearing on public screens across the U.S. and beyond.
Cybersecurity company CrowdStrike said the problem stemmed from a “defect found in a single content update for Windows.”
Alaska State Troopers said that 911 services were down across the state
