The widespread IT outage on Friday caused significant disruptions, leading to long wait times and confusion at airports and stores worldwide. Customer service agents were met with the dreaded “blue screen of death” on their computers, preventing them from accessing critical systems.The widespread IT outage on Friday caused significant disruptions, leading to long wait times and confusion at airports and stores worldwide. Customer service agents were met with the dreaded “blue screen of death” on their computers, preventing them from accessing critical systems. Preliminary findings suggest that a flawed update from CrowdStrike, a cybersecurity company, combined with Microsoft operating system issues, may have contributed to the outages. The impact was global, affecting businesses and individuals alike.
A global IT outage caused long waits and confusion at airports and in stores around the world on Friday as customer service agents encountered the so-called “blue screen of death” on their computers.
The widespread disruptions were believed to be at least partly caused by a faulty update from cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike and affected Microsoft operating systems.
