In a widespread disruption, companies and users globally are experiencing crashes on their Windows laptops and desktop computers, and Malaysia is no exception.
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00:00Many airlines, banks, media outlets and hospitals around the world were hit by a mass cyber
00:08outage.
00:09Media reports said cyber security platform CrowdStrike was down worldwide, causing IT
00:15problems and disruptions to operations in key institutions.
00:19Hospitals and health services were reportedly impacted by the server failures.
00:23Australian telecommunications company Telstra shut all its stores in the country due to
00:29the problem.
00:30Self-checkout counters at shopping malls and supermarkets in Australia were also shut down.
00:35The travel industry was among the hardest hit, with airports around the world reporting
00:40problems with their systems and delayed flights.
00:44Passengers in the United States, Portugal, Spain, UAE and many more countries said flight
00:51information were not displayed and their flights were delayed.
00:55UK reports said the crashes may be due to a software update pushed by CrowdStrike to
00:59its digital security platform.
01:02Other reports said the outage was likely linked to a glitch in Microsoft software used globally.
01:08According to an alert sent by CrowdStrike to its clients, the company's Falcon sensor
01:13software was causing Microsoft Windows to crash and display blue screens.
01:18The Paris Olympic Games Organising Committee said their IT operations were not spared and
01:23they had been impacted by the outage.
01:26They said they had activated contingency plans to continue their operations.