All flights from major carriers, including Delta, American, and United, were grounded Friday morning following a massive global technical outage that affected several industries.
The issue reportedly follows an update made by cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike, one of the world’s largest software providers. The disruption caused computer systems using Microsoft Windows to see nothing but the “blue screen of death.”
Prominent security consultant Troy Hunt said of the disruption, “This will be the largest IT outage in history.” He also noted, “This is basically what we were all worried about with Y2K, except it’s actually happened this time.”
The outage had a global impact, with outages being reported in the UK, India, Germany, and the Netherlands in addition to the United States.
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