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Businesses, banks, airlines including airports, rail, supermarkets, radio and broadcasters are all offline due to a major Microsoft IT outage.
There is also reports that stock exchanges around the world, including the London Stock Exchange have also been affected by the IT outage.
The UK’s largest train company warned passengers to expect disruption due to “widespread IT issues” and Sky New is off air.
Banks around the world and major institutions have all reported IT issues and, in the US, a “ground stop” has been issued for all airlines, meaning no flights are allowed to take off.
Troy Hunt a cybersecurity expert said there are issues at the global cybersecurity company Crowdstrike.
Australian telecoms firm Telstra wrote on X the worldwide outage is “because of a global issue affecting both Microsoft and Crowdstrike.”
Ryanair said on their website, “Potential disruptions across the network (Fri 19 July) due to a global third-party system outage.
“Affected passengers will be notified and any passengers travelling across the network on Fri 19 July should check their Ryanair app for the latest updates on their flight.
“We advise passengers to arrive at the airport three hours in advance of their flight to avoid any disruptions.
“We regret any inconvenience caused to passengers by this third-party IT issue, which is outside of Ryanair’s control and affects all airlines operating across the network.”
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