Widespread technology outage disrupts flights

A global technology outage grounded flights, knocked banks offline and media outlets off air on Friday in a massive disruption that affected companies and services around the world and highlighted dependence on software from a handful of providers.

Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike said that the issue believed to be behind the outage was not a security incident or cyberattack.

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[carolinecavalcante]

Yeah but lets all be on board with digital ID. What could possibly go wrong there?... 😂😂

[bennyblunto]

Keep paying with cash as much as you can

[samskinner]

cyber attack. but you won't see anything on the news about that. oh ya, they woukd not want to let anyone know the truth about anything.

[Mr.StevenKerr]

It is absolutely insane how easily our world is grinded to a halt. Happened with debit and ATMs and now this. I'm currently stuck in Vegas for an extra 3 days because my flight got canceled.

No one has any contingency plans, no backups, no way to make it right to people.

[toashty]

Yeah right, at the very least call it what it is. Sickening.

[lyndsaybrown]

Yeah this morning i couldnt buy a top up card for my phone, but its working now 😊

[hothatch]

As expected, next will be the power grid - the fault of Russia China or climate change.

[Allan-eshz]

There has always been too much reliance on the internet, , , period.

[QuantumNaut]

It was me shouldn't have pushed that update. =]

[KangarooFlyer-rygb]

Airlines are gonna end up paying a lot of money in compensation under the APPR and EU261 for a foreseeable issue they had no contingencies for

[devocas]

Might want to reconsider digital life over simple methods

[whatdoyouwantfromme]

When computer nerds rule the world 🙏👎🏻

[masahirogo]

Are you having fun talking to AI chat bots? Lol