Overnight, there was a global IT outage that has thrown much of the tech world into chaos. People using Windows systems, primarily for business operations, were greeted with the “blue screen of death” when attempting to log in. One of the first and largest systems to be impacted took down airline communications. American, United, and Delta all lost control and communications capabilities, leading to a ground stop for all departing flights. Flights that were already in the air were instructed to continue circling until the situation could be resolved. Also impacted were payment systems (in case you were trying to make banking transactions this morning) and the home networks of major media outlets. This is already being described as the largest global IT outage ever observed. Thankfully, a fix has been provided which we will detail below. (ABC News)
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