Social media is also rife with user complaints of outages on Windows devices. – The Straits Times
SINGAPORE: A major IT outage is affecting companies worldwide, including in Singapore. There have been reports of service disruptions at airports, media outlets, supermarkets and banks in the US and Australia.
The Straits Times is also affected by the outage.
User report website Downdetector.com showed a spike in outages on Microsoft 365, which had more than 150 reports from Singapore users at 2pm.
Microsoft Azure had more than 50 reported outages from Singapore users, while Amazon Web Services had 20 reports at 2pm.
Social media is also rife with user complaints of outages on Windows devices. Many users complained that they encountered a blue screen, indicating that their computer had run into a problem and had to be restarted.
Australian news publication Sky News reported that Microsoft confirmed on one of its official social media pages that it is investigating an issue impacting users’ ability to access various Microsoft 365 apps and services.
The Microsoft outages are said to be linked to a service disruption from cyber-security software provider Crowdstrike, following a software update that was rolled out globally, causing companies to be shut off from their computers.
Any machine running on the Windows operating system with Crowdstrike’s security software could potentially be affected.
Flights and other business operations globally have been disrupted.
Airports worldwide, including those in Australia, the US and in Singapore, appear to have been disrupted.
News outlets, including Sky News UK and Australia and the US’ ABC News, were also impacted by the outage. – The Straits Times/ANN
