UpdatedJul 19

Global IT Outage Grounds Flights, Disrupts Banking, Takes Media Off Air

Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike said the issue was caused by its update and a fix has been deployed, noting it was not a security incident or cyberattack.

By Guy Birchall, Emel Akan, Jack Phillips

| Published Jul 19, 2024 | Updated Jul 19, 2024

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Global IT Outage Grounds Flights, Disrupts Banking, Takes Media Off Air — Crowds are building up at Suvarnabhumi Airport as a global IT disruption caused by a Microsoft outage and a Crowdstrike IT problem combine to affect users in Bangkok, on July 19, 2024. Mailee Osten-Tan/Getty Images

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What we know about the outages.

By Guy Birchall

Jul 19

USPS says it is not directly impacted by outage.

By Chase Smith

Jul 19

Security agency warns of bad actors taking advantages of outages

By Chase Smith

Jul 19