Terminals experienced chaos, emergency surgeries were postponed! Here is the minute-by-minute global software crisis.

A problem caused by global cybersecurity firm Crowdstrike and Microsoft has led to disruptions in the services of numerous banks, airlines, telecommunications, and media companies around the world.

CrowdStrike, a cybersecurity provider, confirmed that a faulty update released by them caused computers and servers using Microsoft operating systems to go offline and enter an improper boot loop, resulting in service disruptions for thousands of companies and users from the US to Europe, New Zealand to Australia, and Singapore. The problem led to the suspension of some flights in the US and Europe, affected train services in the UK, interrupted services of Australia's national broadcaster ABC, and caused issues with the internet system of New Zealand's parliament and banks' payment acceptance and internet banking.

"PROBLEMS MAY PERSIST IN SOME SERVICES FOR A WHILE"

Crowdstrike, in a statement regarding the issue, confirmed that they received numerous error reports related to the "blue screen error" used to identify system crashes in Windows servers. Microsoft stated that the core issue has been resolved but problems may persist in some services for a while.

THE BIGGEST SERVICE DISRUPTION IN THE PAST 10 YEARS

IT and cybersecurity experts have described the problem as the biggest service disruption in the past ten years, leading many airlines in the US to decide to suspend flights due to communication issues. Several airlines, including United, Delta, American, and Frontier, decided to continue their flights on routes with planes already in transit but not allow takeoffs at airports.

BERLIN AIRPORT HALTS FLIGHTS

Berlin Airport in Germany decided to halt flights until 10:00 AM local time (11:00 AM GMT) due to a technical malfunction. Airport officials announced delays in check-in procedures but did not provide information about the nature of the problem. Zurich Airport stated that they did not experience any issues but flights to Berlin were canceled due to Berlin Airport not accepting flights.

CHAOS AT AUSTRALIA'S LARGEST BANK

Commonwealth Bank, Australia's largest bank, announced that some of its customers experienced issues with money transfer transactions due to service disruptions. Some banks in the country also reported that their mobile banking applications providing online banking services were offline. National airline Qantas and Sydney Airport announced that some flights were delayed but services were still operational.

MANUAL AIRPLANE TICKETS IN INDIA

Flight and train services were affected in Spain. At Madrid Barajas International Airport in Madrid, there were disruptions in the systems, leading to congestion. Due to the IT service disruptions, handwritten airplane tickets with passenger information were observed in India.

84 FLIGHTS CANCELED BY THY

Turkey was also affected by the problem. Many banks' operations came to a halt, and Turkish Airlines canceled 84 flights. Yahya Üstün, the Press Advisor of Turkish Airlines, stated, "We are working to reduce our operational intensity in order to resolve the software-related problem that has affected many companies from different sectors worldwide. Some flights will be canceled to avoid disruptions, and our flights will gradually return to normal as soon as possible. We apologize for the inconvenience caused by this disruption to our valued passengers."

BLUE SCREEN ERRORS ON TIMES SQUARE SCREENS

Australia's national broadcaster ABC was also affected by the problem. ABC announced service disruptions. In New York City's Times Square, some digital billboards displayed blue screen errors.

EMERGENCY SURGERIES CANCELED IN GERMANY

Two hospitals in the northern German cities of Luebeck and Kiel canceled emergency surgeries. It was reported that patient care and emergency services continued as usual.