More than 4,400 flights were canceled and over 39,700 flights were delayed worldwide by 23:00 GMT on Friday due to a global technical glitch. Earlier in the day, data from “FlightAware” indicated that over 3,200 flights had been canceled and more than 29,300 flights had been delayed worldwide.
American media outlets quoted a statement from Microsoft saying that earlier on Friday, an update by the global cybersecurity company Technical Glitch caused disruptions to several IT systems worldwide. The statement noted that active efforts are underway to fix the issue.
It is worth mentioning that CrowdStrike provides antivirus software for Microsoft and its Windows operating systems.
A recorded message on CrowdStrike’s technical support line mentioned that the company is aware of reports about malfunctions in Microsoft systems related to its Falcon Sensor software.
source: lualuatv
