‘One line of code could stop the world’: Global IT outage examined

Tech Guide editor Stephen Fenech says it is alarming to think that something so small could have such a “devastating effect”.

An unprecedented global IT outage which knocked down systems around the world is still being felt with calamitous effects.

“That’s the real worry here, that one line of code potentially could stop the world,” Mr Fenech told Sky News Australia.

[MrBrowne]

And conspiracy theorists were once again correct.

[th_Street_Preacher]

Getting ready for US election are weEee?

[rickycampbell]

Microsoft needs to back to Windows 7. It was better anyway.

[bngr_bngr]

Amazon didn’t go down. I wonder what servers they use.

[volcanicforming]

All international media outlets are unaffected
How selective...

[mk]

I doubt one line of code caused the issue..

[nitronorman]

This did more damage than most viruses did on the classic Internet before the big address upgrade.

[tomjones]

Poor Labor can't send there money laundering to Zelensky 😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆

[Tmhjr_Baskar]

Stop the world? Comes from society relying on technology too much.

[DunJuan]

Companies with multiple users utilising automatic updates without their IT teams checking the updates on a seperate machine have no sympathy for their stupidity.

[antoniorocha]

The dependency and fragility of modern society.

[poppykoch]

It's a worry that most of the world runs on one operating system. It is even more of a worry when the man who is credited for and owned that company has his claws in so many aspects of our lives...including "medicines, " fake meat, green energy and sits on the advisory boards that are trying to run our lives.
Matthew 6:24 - “No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money."

[winstonsmith]

All planned to manufacture consent for Digital ID and Blockchain Digital currency.

[peecee]

Clearly need multiple sources of this type of software. Did China crash too?

[jamesaustralian]

I had zero issues with my windows computer, or xbox. Everything worked jist fine for me.

[woolems]

Crowdstrike = OWNED BY BLACKROCK & VANGUARD

ENOUGH SAID .

[sao]

As an American, I go to Sky News Australia because they keep it real! Keep up the good work. Bravo, bravo, bravo. . .

[tadeuszmichaelwlodarczyk]

Technology is simply #BS# basic is the Best. No problemo

[kidsoxoxox]

Would it stop my 4 year old whaler horse?

[questioneverythingalways]

Wrong. One line of code did not cause this. It even says so on their blog.