A major IT outage has grounded planes and sent broadcasters off air.
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The original was posted on /r/collapse by /u/DontBruhMeBruh on 2024-07-19 21:05:23+00:00.

The recent IT outage, attributed to an issue with CrowdStrike’s Falcon content update for Windows, has been described as one of the largest in history. This disruption affected numerous sectors globally, including air travel, healthcare, and financial services. Although CrowdStrike and Microsoft are working to resolve the situation, the outage has led to significant operational challenges. CrowdStrike emphasized that this was not a cyberattack, but a technical issue, and has deployed a fix.