Global CrowdStrike IT outage impacting airports and more

[kamchatsky]

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Just heard from 2GB that Sydney Airport cannot check-in bags, and possibly shutting down .....

 

[yachty]

https://www.reddit.com/r/crowdstrike/comments/1e6vmkf/bsod_error_in_latest_crowdstrike_update

Looks to be an issue with the enterprise security software from Crowdstrike... anyone seeing issues at the airport?

EDIT: ABC live blog has some photos at SYD T2

Live: Global IT outage affecting banks, airlines, media outlets across the world

There are reports of IT outages affecting major institutions in Australia and internationally.

www.abc.net.au

 

[Pushka]

Foxtel has been down for an hour as well as ABC.

 

[Human]

Just went to do my Coles Online shop and it’s down too.

 

[Saab34]

Was just in a Westfield, seemed like chaos. Kmart had closed, BIGW had one register only working. Smaller shops had shut.

 

[kamchatsky]

Woolworths, Service NSW, Bunnings are all down as well

 

[moa999]

Nine showing blue screens throughout Syd T2 checkin.
Their own newsroom also a sea of blue screens, but still managing to broadcast.

 

[jrfsp]

Country grinding to a halt it seems! Can’t remember such a widespread IT outage

 

[Saab34]

According to a high level email in my workplace, the issue has been resolved by the provider about 435pm, but our business still needs to get its systems back up which now have data issues from being down, estimated rebuild time is 60 mins and a gradual rollout.

 

[kamchatsky]

Crowdstrike is now the source of the biggest P1 event in Australia ......

Optus can now rest easy

 

[oz_mark]

Now we'll need a service to monitor crowdstrike....

 

[zsw]

Currently at Hobart Airport, apparently has impacted Qantas systems as well causing delays. Jetstar with absolutely no movement, have just offered meal vouchers out but can't give any departure estimate. Every Jetstar flight departing from Melbourne now has 6pm departure.

Qantas just announced a ground stop and cancellation of flight to Melbourne.

 

[moa999]

Crowdstrike reportedly advising this

 

[oz_mark]

Inventive approach to preventing a cyber attack. Crash all the machines.

 

[encryptededdy]

Sounds like a great time to distribute some malware whilst people are disabling the CrowdStrike kernel driver

 

[justinbrett]

American Airlines have grounded aircraft globally

https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/american-airlines-issues-ground-stop-due-communication-issue-faa-status-page-2024-07-19/

 

[AIRwin]

For some reason the QF app is showing my flight as checked-in even though it's still over a week to go:

 

[yachty]

Currently at Hobart Airport, apparently has impacted Qantas systems as well causing delays. Jetstar with absolutely no movement, have just offered meal vouchers out but can't give any departure estimate. Every Jetstar flight departing from Melbourne now has 6pm departure.

Qantas just announced a ground stop and cancellation of flight to Melbourne.

Virgin as well

 

[jrfsp]

VA grounded too according to ABC

 

[Seat0B]

Oh my this really shows how vulnerable we would be to cyber attack by an unfriendly power. This is the stuff of my nightmares.