Airports, banks and TV channels have all been knocked offline by a major global IT outage.
Downdetector reported sudden spikes in problems with websites including Microsoft applications, banking websites and airline apps Flights have been grounded at Sydney Airport, United Airlines has stopped flying and train passengers in the UK have been warned of travel chaos due to ‘widespread IT issues’. Sky News’s breakfast show was not able to broadcast due to the glitch, with viewers instead left having to watch archive footage.
Microsoft said it is taking ‘mitigation actions’ after service issues, according to the AFP news agency. The company added it is investigating issues with cloud services in the US, and an issue impacting several of its apps and services. Got a story? Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at [email protected]. Or you can submit your videos and pictures here. For more stories like this, check our news page. Follow Metro.co.uk on Twitter and Facebook for the latest news updates.
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