'Completely unprecedented' outage causes havoc with IT systems across globe — as it happened
www.abc.net.au
A massive IT systems outage caused by issues with CrowdStrike software affects banks, airports, supermarkets and media companies across Australia and around the world.

Country’s fucked again!

  • AutoTL;DR@lemmings.worldBEnglish
    5·
    4 months ago

    This is the best summary I could come up with:

    There are reports of IT outages affecting major institutions in Australia and internationally.

    The ABC is experiencing a major network outage, along with several other media outlets.

    Crowd-sourced website Downdetector is listing outages for Foxtel, National Australia Bank and Bendigo Bank.

    Follow our live blog as we bring you the latest updates.

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  • No1@aussie.zoneEnglish
    3·
    4 months ago

    It sounds like a good idea to get your software put in between business critical processes and charge a lot of money for it…

    …up until your software stops all those business critical processes…

  • skittlebrau@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    4 months ago

    I really feel for all the techs worldwide who have to collectively deal with this mess across the millions of endpoints that now require manual intervention to fix since it can’t be reliably automated.

    • Baku@aussie.zoneOPEnglish
      1·
      4 months ago

      Especially when they pushed the update at 3pm on a Friday afternoon