Microsoft Global Outage

Written By Aditya Singh

Major U.S. airlines like American, United, and Delta grounded flights due to the outage.

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IndiGo, Akasa Air, and SpiceJet faced slower check-ins and long queues, causing passenger frustration.

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Airlines such as Ryanair and Frontier Airlines experienced significant disruptions.

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The UK's biggest rail operator faced widespread IT issues, leading to numerous cancellations.

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Services at the London Stock Exchange were disrupted, affecting trading activities.

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Banks like State Bank of India, ICICI Bank, and HDFC Bank faced significant IT issues.

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Broadcasters like Sky News went off air, while Australia's national broadcaster experienced disturbances.

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Alaska's 911 services were affected, causing delays in emergency response.

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Microsoft 365 services, including Microsoft Teams and Azure, were widely affected.

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Users worldwide reported encountering the "Blue Screen of Death" (BSOD) on their devices.

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A "configuration change" in Microsoft Azure's backend was identified as the root cause.

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Microsoft and CrowdStrike were actively working on mitigation actions and updates to restore services.

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