Microsoft Down: Flights Grounded, Banks, Stock Markets Disrupted; List Of Services Impacted Due To Massive IT Outage

Microsoft global outage has impacted countless services across the globe, ranging from Banking to aviation. The massive IT failure has prompted some countries to go into emergency response mode, with Australia convening an emergency meeting to understand and tackle the outage. In the US, UK and India, millions of users faced issues in accessing IT services on their Microsoft Windows devices. While hundreds of flights were hit, media companies bore the brunt, as Sky News briefly went off-air. Most of the devices showed a complete blue 'screen of death'.

Caught in the eye of the storm of IT failure was CrowdStrike - a company which provides cyber security services to Microsoft. Reports suggest that the outage originated at CrowdStrike servers. This global Microsoft Windows outage has been considered the "biggest" in the company's history.

Microsoft Down: What Services Were Affected And Where

India: Primarily, India witnessed a significant aviation disruption which impacted both - airports as well as passenger flight operations. Two largest international airports - Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport and Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport - reported technical disruption.

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“Due to the global IT issue, some of the services at the Delhi Airport were temporarily impacted. We are closely working with all our stakeholders to minimise the inconvenience to our flyers,” said a statement from the Delhi Airport.

Indian stock market brokers such as Motilal Oswal, 5 Paisa, and Nuvama also faced technical glitches in placing investor orders.

United States:  In the US, the Microsoft outage impacted companies, government offices, 911 and flight operations. All flights of major fliers including American Airlines, Delta and United were grounded as a precautionary measure. Disruptions were reported at EMR hospitals across the United States and several police departments announced temporary disruptions in 911 emergency services.

Associated Press (AP) also reported issues with its servers after the massive outage.

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UK:  The London Stock Exchange, Sky News and the country's largest rail operator witnessed significant work disruptions due to a global Microsoft Windows outage.

Australia:  NSW and Victoria police reported issues with communication services, reported The Sydney Morning Herald. Local supermarkets and Banks also faced IT issues, requiring customers to wait for hours for payments and other services. The "significant" situation forced the Australian government to call a snap emergency meeting, with Prime Minister Albanese saying that he is "concerned about the outage that is unfolding globally and affecting a wide range of services."