Global Windows glitch brings aviation, banks and emergency services to a halt July 19, 2024

On July 19, 2024, a major cyber failure affected critical systems around the world. In the US, 911 emergency systems stopped working in several states, jeopardizing the ability to respond quickly to emergencies. The problems stemmed from a massive Windows glitch. Users around the world are seeing a BSOD error or blue «screen of death» on their screens. A bug in an update released by cybersecurity provider CrowdStrike has caused PCs and servers to crash, forcing them to reboot in recovery mode, making it impossible for them to start up normally.

A bug in an update released by cybersecurity provider CrowdStrike has caused PCs and servers to crash, forcing them to reboot in recovery mode, making it impossible for them to start up normally.

In Australia, banks, airlines and broadcasters were the first to raise the alarm when thousands of machines began to fail. The problems began to spread as companies in Europe started the working day. British broadcaster Sky News is currently unable to broadcast the morning news and is showing a message apologizing for the «interruption». One of Europe’s largest airlines, Ryanair, is also reporting IT problems caused by a «third-party» supplier, which is affecting flight departure times.

Ryanair is also reporting IT problems caused by «a third-party» supplier, which is affecting flight departure times.

Major US airlines, including United Airlines and Delta Airlines, have had to suspend flights due to communication system failures. The FAA (US Civil Aviation Authority) issued a warning and requested a global shutdown of all flights of these airlines. Systems failures also affected carriers in other regions, including Turkey, Germany, Australia and Spain, where flights were delayed due to computer system incidents and flights have now been halted.

System failures also affected carriers in other regions, including Turkey, Germany, Australia and Spain, where flights were delayed due to computer system incidents and flights have now been halted.

In the backdrop, medical systems in the UK also experienced a shutdown due to technical failures in working systems, severely limiting this ability to provide essential medical care. In the US, emergency calls are down in several states. Airports in Europe and elsewhere are experiencing problems and are virtually paralyzed.

Airports in Europe and elsewhere are experiencing problems and are virtually paralyzed.

This global cyber disruption reflects the growing vulnerability of digital infrastructure and underscores the need to strengthen security measures to prevent similar incidents in the future.

This global cyber disruption reflects the growing vulnerability of digital infrastructure and emphasizes the need to strengthen security measures to prevent similar incidents in the future.

Here are all the outage events for July 19, 2024 that we found (list is updated):

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• Spain’s airports have experienced «a computer system incident», it could lead to flight delays – operator Aena
• American Airlines has banned takeoff for all of its planes because of a communications problem, the U.S. Civil Aeronautics Administration says

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• Three more U.S. airlines, including United Airlines and Delta Airlines, have suspended flights because of communications problems, the civil aviation authority

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• Berlin Airport reported possible check-in delays due to a technical glitch
• Australia has experienced a global technical glitch involving Microsoft laptops that has massively affected telecom operators, banks and airlines, Australian broadcaster ABC reported. 
• The failure of Microsoft’s Azure cloud storage platform caused at least 130 U.S. airlines to cancel at least 130 and delay more than 200 flights, CNN reported.
• The global disruption, which paralyzed the work of airlines and airports around the world, has not yet affected Russia.
• British TV channel Sky News said it was unable to broadcast its TV program this morning due to a Windows outage.
• People in the US state of Alaska are unable to call emergency services due to a major local communications failure, local TV station News Center Fairbanks reported.
• Edinburgh Airport has warned passengers of possible increased waiting times due to an IT system failure.
• Irish airline Ryanair has warned customers of possible disruption – statement.
• The beginning of «lags in Telegram» is reported in a number of EU countries and the US, in Russia Telegram crashes have not yet been recorded.
• Australia’s Sydney airport is in «chaos» due to a global technical glitch in the country, with several major airlines unable to check in passengers for flights, arrivals at the airport unable to retrieve their luggage and Virgin Australia airline suspending flights, Australia’s WA reports.
• Microsoft Corporation of America notes the gradual stabilization of the situation after numerous complaints about problems with access to the company’s services, work on troubleshooting continues, the corporation said in a statement.