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World screen "covered in green" because of Microsoft incident

TH (according to VnExpress) • July 20, 2024 14:55

Computer screens in many places around the world encountered the "blue screen of death" error after Microsoft's "cloud collapse" incident.

Screens show a blue error message at a departure floor of LaGuardia Airport in New York on Friday, July 19, 2024, after a faulty CrowdStrike update caused a major internet outage for computers running Microsoft Windows. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura) — A blue error message appears on the departures floor of LaGuardia Airport in New York on July 19 after the CrowdStrike update was deployed on Windows systems. At this airport, as well as many other airports in the US, a series of flights were canceled due to "communication problems". Ticketing, boarding passes and other operations were severely disrupted.

On July 19, many large systems at airports, hospitals, and businesses using the Windows operating system suddenly encountered the Blue Screen Of Death (BSOD) error. The problem was determined to have originated from a software update by cybersecurity company CrowdStrike. On social media, many people shared images of the blue screen and commented that it was "haunting".

An employee walks past rebooting arrivals and departures screens at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport Friday, July 19, 2024, in Phoenix. An overnight outage was blamed on a software update that cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike sent to Microsoft computers of its corporate customers including many airlines. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) — A person walks past a faulty advertising screen at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (USA). Other screens were turned off.

Sân bay được ghi nhận là địa điểm xuất hiện màn hình xanh chết chóc nhiều nhất sau sự cố CrowdStrike. Trên đây là một màn hình hiển thị lỗi tại sân bay quốc tế John F. Kennedy ở New York. Ảnh: VOX — The airport is noted for having the most blue screens of death after an incident. Here is a screen error at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York

Cũng tại quầy check-in của sân bay quốc tế John F. Kennedy, lượng khách hàng kẹt cứng đợi làm thủ tục. Nhân viên ở đây phải thực hiện bằng tay do hệ thống máy tính bị ngưng trệ. Ảnh: VOX — Also at the check-in counter of John F. Kennedy International Airport, a large number of passengers were stuck waiting to check in on July 19. Staff had to do it manually because the computer system was down.

Hành khách đứng trước màn hình xanh chết chóc tại sân bay ở New Delhi (Ấn Độ) ngày 19/7. ẢnhIANS/Anupam Gautam — Passengers stand in front of the "blue screen of death" at the airport in New Delhi (India)

Vé máy bay viết bằng tay do sự cố tại sân bay Ấn Độ. Ảnh:X/Akothari — Handwritten flight tickets due to incident at Indian airport

Sự cố lan rộng đến các phòng họp. Một nhóm nhân viên văn phòng tại New York chia sẻ hình ảnh máy tính của họ đồng loạt chuyển sang xanh. Ảnh: X/Morning Brew — The problem spread to conference rooms. A group of New York office workers shared images of their computers turning blue.

Màn hình xanh chết chóc cũng xuất hiện bên ngoài biển quảng cáo của một nhãn hàng thời trang. Ảnh: X/Morning Brew — Green screens also appear outside the fashion brand's billboards.

Lỗi hệ thống tính tiền bằng thẻ trong một siêu thị ở Mexico. Ảnh: X/Ultra Noticias EdoMex — A card payment system failure occurred at a supermarket in Mexico. In addition to airports, restaurants, and supermarkets, the problem also caused some TV stations to stop broadcasting. Banking services and healthcare systems running Microsoft operating systems around the world were also paralyzed.

CrowdStrike has confirmed that an update to its Falcon Sensor software, which protects Windows computers, is causing the blue screen of death. In a recent ad, the company claimed that more than half of the Fortune 500 companies use CrowdStrike software.

On the afternoon of July 19, Microsoft announced that the problem had been fixed, but that it may still have some impact. According to analysts, this could be the biggest and most "devastating" connection outage ever.Reuters"This is a very, very disturbing illustration of the fragility of the world's critical internet infrastructure," said Professor Ciaran Martin at the Blavatnik School of Government at Oxford University and former director of the UK's National Cyber Security Centre.

TH (according to VnExpress)