After CrowdStrike’s enterprise-level virus protection system released faulty patches resulting in widespread organizational issues, impacted entities are now starting to report system failures, such as:
– Businesses in Australia unable to process credit card payments
– Apple Pay payment system down in multiple countries
– Some ANZ bank systems in Australia down, but still able to process account transfers
– Sydney Airport unable to accept checked luggage, leading to significant flight delays
– Certain airlines unable to take off
– Trains in the UK running severely behind schedule
– Siriraj Piyamaharajkarun Hospital in Thailand announced service suspensions
While some organizations may still provide services as usual, they might experience partial disruptions. For example, mobile phone networks may have delayed call center services, but the network itself continues to operate efficiently.
In the meantime, each organization may gradually recover their systems, albeit the process may take a considerable amount of time as fixes can only be performed on-site.
Source: The Sydney Morning Herald, Forbes, BBC
TLDR: CrowdStrike’s virus protection system caused widespread organizational issues, leading to various system failures affecting businesses, payment systems, banks, airports, airlines, and hospitals. Recovery efforts may take time due to required on-site fixes.
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