IT outage: Microsoft deploys hundreds of engineers, experts to restore services

Deccan Herald

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Planes were gradually taking off again on July 20 after global airlines, banks and media were thrown into turmoil by one of the biggest IT crashes in recent years, caused by an update to an antivirus programme.
Hürriyet Daily News
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Passenger crowds had swelled at airports on Friday as dozens of flights were canceled after an update to a program operating on Microsoft Windows crashed systems worldwide.
Le Monde
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A faulty CrowdStrike software update affected 8.5 million devices and disrupted flights.
Insider
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Although Microsoft Window's "blue screen of death" hit millions of users worldwide, including banks, airlines, hospitals and hotels, China was largely unaffected as the country's technology independence and self-sufficiency efforts have provided a protective shield.
Global Times China

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