A global collapse in the information technology sector has seriously affected "Microsoft" (Microsoft) and disrupted the work of airlines, banks, media and companies around the world, reported AP, quoted by BTA.
The problems continued hours after the technology company said it was gradually addressing the problem that affected access to applications such as "Microsoft 365" and other services.
Airlines and airports in the US, Europe, Australia, India and elsewhere reported experiencing problems and some flights were cancelled. Retail outlets, banks, railway companies and hospitals in several parts of the world were also affected by the unprecedented collapse.
One of the main banks in Brazil, "Bradesco" (Bradesco), has notified most of its 100 million customers that its digital services will not work, but its ATMs will operate as normal. The Brazilian low-cost airline "Azul Airlines" (Azul Airlines), said its check-in systems were affected, causing delays on some flights.
Officials from some US states, including Alaska, Virginia and Iowa, have warned of problems with the 911 emergency call system. was restored a few hours later.
The Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) said it has suspended the flights of the airlines "American Airlines" (American Airlines), "United" (United), "Delta" (Delta) and "Allegiant" (Allegiant).
In New England, the collapse forced some hospitals to cancel examinations. A spokesman for Massachusetts' largest hospital said all scheduled surgeries, procedures and medical appointments for today have been canceled.
The collapse caused some flights to be canceled, hospitals to be shut down and Canadian border crossings to be blocked.
This afternoon, operations at the Swiss airport in Zurich returned to normal after being disrupted earlier in the day. At least 100 flights to and from Zurich were canceled today.
The German regional grocery chain "Tegut" (Tegut) temporarily closed its 340 stores in the country this morning as a computer crash affected cash register systems. By early afternoon, more than half of the stores had reopened.
Airport "Brandenburg" in Berlin is gradually returning to normal operations, although some airlines have been forced to cancel flights, the airport said in a statement.
The German-based airline "Eurowings" (Eurowings), the low-cost subsidiary of "Lufthansa" (Lufthansa), announced that it had to cancel its domestic flights in Germany, as well as flights to and from the UK. She urged people traveling in Germany to book train tickets and present them for reimbursement.
Two pharmacy chains in Norway have reported that they are having problems getting the medicines their customers need to get on prescription, and that they are experiencing significant connection delays.
Organizers of the Paris Olympics said there were delays in the arrival of some Olympic delegations, as well as the delivery of some uniforms and accreditations. However, a statement from organizers said ticket sales for the games and the torch relay were not affected.
Britain's National Health Service has reported that the global meltdown has caused problems in most doctors' offices in England. A statement from the office said that appointment booking and patient information storage systems were affected.
"This is not a security incident or cyber attack. The problem has been identified, isolated and a fix has been implemented, wrote in X. the CEO of "CrowdStrike" (CrowdStrike) George Kurtz,.
He also apologized for the worldwide information technology meltdown, Reuters reported. "We deeply regret the consequences we have caused to customers, to travelers, to everyone affected by this, including our company," he told NBC News.
"Many customers restart their systems and they are up and running" said Kurtz, "It may take time for some systems that will not automatically recover," he added, but promised that his company would "make sure every customer has a full recovery.