Microsoft's Systems just crashed, and it affected global users significantly.
During Friday midnight, some applications and services of Microsoft Corporation experienced delays in access, incomplete functions, or were inaccessible. It is reported that due to this system failure, the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) was unable to obtain train running position information, while Australian airlines, banks, government networks, enterprises, and supermarket self-checkout machines were all affected. Currently, Microsoft in the United States is investigating the cause of the problem and seeking a solution.
On the same day, many media companies, technology companies, and schools reported that the Windows 10 system encountered a blue screen. Computers were stuck and asked the users to reload.
The cybersecurity company Crowdstrike stated that the large-scale Windows 10 blue screen of death failure was caused by its new sensor update. CrowdStrike provides endpoint protection and other services, and many companies are using its cybersecurity services.
Market Reaction
After the large-scale failure, Microsoft fell about 2% during pre-market hours, and Crowdstrike Holdings Inc fell more than 12%.
Traders said that funds using algorithmic trading bought the yen and Swiss francs.
Microsoft's U.S. stocks fell more than 2% before the market opened, while CrowdStrike dropped more than 10%.
So What happened?
Today, Microsoft announced that its Microsoft 365 series of services experienced an access interruption, including but not limited to various Microsoft 365 applications, as well as Microsoft Xbox.
According to Microsoft's official information, the failure started in the Azure regional data center in the central United States, and Microsoft's strategy is to route traffic to other unaffected areas to try to recover.
After Microsoft reported the system service interruption, similar failures occurred in various industries from the United States to Asia.
Frontier Airlines had to suspend flights for more than two hours and attributed the reason to the problem with Microsoft's online services. Sun Country Airlines stated that a third-party supplier affected its reservation and check-in facilities, but did not disclose the specific company's name.
According to the Federal Aviation Administration Air Traffic Control System Command Center (FAA ATCSCC), United Airlines, American Airlines, and Delta Airlines have issued a ground stop order for all flights.
Airlines at Mumbai and Hong Kong airports switched to manual passenger check-in procedures, and Australian airlines were also affected.
Many media companies were unable to publish news normally, and the chairman of Sky News on X said that it could not broadcast live on television.
Universal Studios Japan posted on its official X account that the ticket booth was affected by a continuous software failure. It may take some time to sell tickets, and guests are advised to purchase tickets through authorized websites.
Microsoft: Handling This Incident With The Highest Priority And Urgency
According to the latest information on Microsoft's official website, Microsoft said it continues to resolve the ongoing impact of the degraded state of the remaining 365 applications. It is still committed to handling this incident with the highest priority and urgency.
Earlier, Microsoft said that the affected services include but are not limited to SharePoint Online, OneDrive for Business, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Intune, PowerBI, and Viva Engage, and several Azure services also had problems.