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There are currently significant disruptions to computer systemsthat affect both banks as well as airports airports. Airports in Berlin and Sydney have ceased operations, while in Great Britain train services have been canceled. Also Microsoft ($MSFT (+1,09%)) and Amazon ($AMZN (+1,14%)) are also reporting IT problems that are affecting many of their services. The Associated Press also reports disruptions in their IT department. The exact cause of the disruptions is still unclearbut it is suspected that they are caused by crowdstrike ($CRWD (+3,09%)).
KLM ($AF (+2,43%) ) has stated that it had to suspend most of its operations due to the outage. Lufthansa ($LHA (+2,32%)) reports limited functionality at profile and booking requests. At the airport Los Angeles there are currently minor delays. Jetstar Japan has canceled some flights due to problems with Microsoft Windows. The Zurich Airport reports software problems, but operations are continuing.
Shares of CrowdStrike ($n/a) fell in pre-market trading by over 12%as many Windows users were unable to access the CrowdStrike update crashes and blue screens due to a CrowdStrike update. According to reports, the Falcon sensor from CrowdStrike was causing hosts to show error checks and blue screen errors. CrowdStrike has acknowledged the issue and stated that their engineering teams are actively working on a solution.
Euronext has announced that some stock indices from North America are currently transmitting incorrect values. This technical fault affects over 40 indiceswhich display incorrect values. However, Euronext has confirmed that the correct values are now being sent again.
Also the 911 system in several states, such as Alaska, Arizona, Indiana, Minnesota, New Hampshire, and Ohio are affected by the error. Ambulance operations in hospitals in Vienna are also affected, as are the emergency laptops of the Vienna Rescue.
