In Photos | From airports to banks, how Microsoft outage forced to world to halt

FP Explainers • July 19, 2024, 17:53:27 IST

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A software update wreaked havoc on computer systems globally on Friday. The outage grounded flights, knocked banks and hospital systems offline and forced some broadcasters off the air. An update to a product offered by global cyberscurity firm CrowdStrike appeared to be the trigger, affecting customers using Microsoft’s Windows Operating System

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In Photos | From airports to banks, how Microsoft outage forced to world to halt

A traveler uses her mobile phone to photograph a departures board displaying blue error screens, also known as the "Blue Screen of Death" inside Terminal C in Newark International Airport, after United Airlines and other airlines grounded flights due to a worldwide tech outage caused by an update to Crowdstrike's "Falcon Sensor" software which crashed Microsoft Windows systems, in Newark, New Jersey, U.S., July 19, 2024. Reuters

A software update wreaked havoc on computer systems globally on Friday, grounding flights, forcing some broadcasters off air and hitting services from banking to healthcare. In this picture, travellers walk past a monitor displaying a blue error screen inside Terminal C in Newark International Airport, New Jersey, US, July 19, 2024. Reuters

**An update to a product offered by global cyberscurity firm CrowdStrike appeared to be the trigger, affecting customers using**

The company said the problem occurred when it deployed a faulty update to computers running Microsoft Windows. In this picture, passengers are seen at a reservation counter at the airport amid the outage, in Jammu, Friday, July 19, 2024. PTI

**Stranded passengers at T2 Terminal of the Indira Gandhi International Airport amid the ongoing Microsoft outage, in New Delhi, Friday, July 19, 2024. PTI**

In India, Hong Kong and Thailand, many airlines were forced to manually check in passengers. An airline in Kenya was also reporting disruption. The picture shows passengers stranded at the airport due to the ongoing Microsoft outage, in Chennai, Friday, July 19, 2024. PTI

In Germany, Berlin-Brandenburg Airport halted flights for several hours due to difficulties in checking in passengers, while landings at Zurich airport were suspended and flights in Hungary, Italy and Turkey disrupted. AP

In the U.S., the FAA said the airlines United, American, Delta and Allegiant had all been grounded. In this picture, passengers can be seen crowding the international flight departure terminal of Rome’s Fiumicino airport, Friday, July 19, 2024, as many flights have been delayed or cancelled due to the worldwide internet outage. AP

**Delayed travellers wait to check in inside Terminal C in Newark International Airport, after United Airlines and other airlines grounded flights due to a worldwide tech outage. Reuters**

**Travellers wait near monitors displaying a blue error screen, also known as the ‘Blue Screen of Death’ inside Terminal C in Newark International Airport. Reuters**

CrowdStrike said in an emailed statement that the company “is actively working with customers impacted by a defect found in a single content update for Windows hosts.” In this picture, a United Airlines monitor displays a blue error screen, also known as the “Blue Screen of Death” inside Terminal C in Newark International Airport. Reuters

**Passengers gather near check-in counters at Narita International Airport in Narita, east of Tokyo Friday, July 19, 2024, after a technology outage. AP**

Passengers crowd the International flights departure terminal of Rome’s Fiumicino airport, Friday, July 19, 2024, as many flights have been delayed or cancelled due to the worldwide internet outage. AP

**Passengers line up for manual check-in at the Hong Kong International Airport in Hong Kong, Friday, July 19, 2024. AP**

**A sign notifies customers of a temporary closure due to IT issues at a Liquorland store in Canberra, Australia. Reuters**

A traveller uses her mobile phone to photograph a departures board displaying blue error screens, also known as the “Blue Screen of Death” inside Terminal C in Newark International Airport. Reuters

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