SINESS TODAY.
IT’S A MASSIVE COMPUTER OUTAGE
WREAKING HAVOCFLIGHTS ACROSS THE
GLOBE HITTING AIRLINES, BANKS,
STORES AND EVEN SOME 911
SERVICES.
>> IT MAKES TAKING CARE OF
PEOPLE IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM
EXTREMELY DIFFICULT.
AND TIME CONSUMING AS IF IT
WASN’T ALREADY.
>> Reporter: THE OUTAGE APPEARS
TO STEM FROM AN UPDATE FROM
CROWDSTRIKE CAUSING USERS OF
MICROSOFT WINDOWS OPERATING
SYSTEMS TO CRASH.
CROWDSTRIKE TELLS NBC NEWS IT
SUFFERED A MAJOR OUTAGE
IMPACTING BUSINESSES GLOBALLY.
THE CEO SAYS IN A STATEMENT,
CROWDSTRIKE IS ACTIVELY WORKING
WITH CUSTOMERS IMPACTED BY A
DEFECT FOUND IN A SINGLE CONTENT
UPDATE THAT IS NOT A SECURITY
INCIDENT OR CYBERATTACK.
AT LEAST THREE MAJOR U.S.
AIRLINES, DELTA, AMERICAN, AND
UNITED, GROUNDED FLIGHTS EARLIER
THIS MORNING.
THE FAA SAYS SEVERAL AIRLINES
REQUESTED ASSISTANCE, LINES HAVE
BEEN GROWING AT AIRPORTS
NATIONWIDE.
>> THERE’S NO INFORMATION.
THERE ARE NO FLIGHTS TAKING OFF.
THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT’S GOING
ON.
>> AMERICAN SAYS IT’S NOW BEEN
ABLE TO SAFELY RE-ESTABLISH OUR
OPERATION.
ACROSS THE COUNTRY USERS ON
SOCIAL MEDIA HAVE BEEN POSTING
MESSAGES OF THEIR COMPUTER
SCREENS STUCK ON WHAT’S CALLED
THE BLUE SCREEN OF DEATH.
NOW SEEN AROUND THE WORLD.
MICROSOFT HAS RELEASED A
STATEMENT SAYING, WE ACKNOWLEDGE
HOW IMPACTFUL THIS IS TO OUR
CUSTOMERS AND WORKING TO RESTORE
SERVICES FOR THOSE STILL
EXPERIENCEINGEING DISRUPTIONS AS
QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
IT CONTINUES AS WE SPEAK.
REGARDLESS OF WHEN THE SYSTEMS
ARE BACK UP AND RUNNING TODAY,
THE RIPPLE EFFECT COULD ROLL
THROUGH THE DAY AFFECTING
FLIGHTS ALL DAY. WE’RE ALSO GETTING REPORTS THAT