A global internet outage affects airlines, banks, media and offices from the United States to Australia
Microsoft users around the world, including banks and airlines, reported widespread outages on Friday, hours after the technology company said it was gradually fixing a problem affecting access to apps and services, writes AP.
The cause, exact nature and extent of the outage were unclear. Microsoft appeared to suggest in its posts on X that the situation was improving, but hours later, growing outages were still being reported around the world.
The website DownDectector, which tracks user-reported internet outages, has seen increasing service outages from Visa, ADT security and Amazon, as well as airlines including American Airlines and Delta.
Australian news outlets reported that airlines, telecommunications providers and banks, as well as media broadcasters, were disrupted as they lost access to computer systems. Some New Zealand banks said they were also offline.
Australian news broadcasters - including ABC and Sky News - were unable to broadcast on their TV and radio channels and reported sudden shutdowns of Windows-based computers.
