Massive worldwide IT outage, hitting banks, airlines, supermarkets, broadcasters, etc. [19th July 2024]

[moochedit]

Pornhub's ok, right?

Yeah like you haven't already checked

 

[tommers]

All I'm seeing is NOT FOUND . Was there anything or did it just mean twitter was down?

Oh they must have deleted it.

 

[tommers]

Morrison's is fine.

 

[existentialist]

Even lowly Yodel has been hit. Guess I might have to wait a bit longer for my brake discs.

 

[moochedit]

Even lowly Yodel has been hit. Guess I might have to wait a bit longer for my brake discs.

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Would anyone even notice with them

 

[pinkmonkey]

I say this as someone with a neurological condition that results in me failing to take the sensible precaution all the fucking time, but sweet christ on a biscuit I honestly think this is one of my most violent day-to-day frustrations with humanity.

Well we're all ND in my family, we forget things ALL the fucking time, but when it comes to stuff like this, when you know it's shonky as hell, you sort it, surely, yet many IT depts don't. yes of course it'll happen again. And again.

 

[moochedit]

The nhs app is currently borked. You can log in but most of the options give errors. (Didn't actually need to use it. Was just curious. First app or website i've tried today that doesn't work for me).

 

[souljacker]

I'm not sure what you expect IT depts to do. One of their providers has fucked up massively. How are they supposed to know ahead of time?

 

[CNT36]

Firms skip security reviews of updates about half the time

Complicated, costly, time-consuming – pick three

www.theregister.com

Crowdstrike released a press release about updates yesterday


I’m going to be laughing about this for ages

Well, they weren't wrong.

 

[brogdale]

Geeks, please don't spoil my chortling with your FACTS about Crowdstrike or whatever.

 

[pinkmonkey]

The nhs app is currently borked. You can log in but most of the options give errors. (Didn't actually need to use it. Was just curious. First app or website i've tried today that doesn't work for me).

Great! Have 2 prescriptions on there that I need to access.

 

[BristolEcho]

The nhs app is currently borked. You can log in but most of the options give errors. (Didn't actually need to use it. Was just curious. First app or website i've tried today that doesn't work for me).

Glad to see someone else use the word borked. I've been trying to use it more often in the house recently.

 

[Elpenor]

We should all be grateful editor doesn’t use this dodgy software or the boards would be down

 

[gosub]

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Geeks, please don't spoil my chortling with your FACTS about Crowdstrike or whatever.

Why would Microsoft employ Liz Truss? What would she bring to the party (other than cheese)

 

[brogdale]

Knew I’d regret that post

 

[moochedit]

We should all be grateful editor doesn’t use this dodgy software or the boards would be down

I feel luckier than trump now. Phew!

 

[moochedit]

Why would Microsoft employ Liz Truss? What would she bring to the party (other than cheese)

No she's the new head tech at crowdstrike.
she knows nothing about IT but that didn't stop her in her last job

 

[DotCommunist]

Well clegg got a job at facebook and somehow I can see him struggling to connect up the kids new playstation on xmas morn without resorting to youtube vids.

 

[bcuster]

Can someone techie summarise the problem for us non-techie folk?

Cloud computing is WAY too vulnerable to hacking

 

[Artaxerxes]

Cloud computing is WAY too vulnerable to hacking

Aaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh

 

[bcuster]

The new normal

Widespread technology outage disrupts flights, banks, media outlets and companies around the world​

MSN

Commuters in NYC and DC should get ready for a difficult, disrupted journey due to the global IT outage​

MSN

 

[souljacker]

Cloud computing is WAY too vulnerable to hacking

This was neither a hack nor an issue with cloud computing.

 

[bcuster]

Looks like crowdstrike pushed a bad security update.

 

[cupid_stunt]

Looks like crowdstrike pushed a bad security update.

Really?

I am shocked.

 

[Bingoman]

this IT outrage news had clearly not reach my local co-op yet as the lady on the checkout was not aware of the problems

 

[frogwoman]

Tech fuckup.

Jeez

Sorry for being thick but I guess the Liz Truss stuff is a joke right? I thought it was but can't tell - I don't really follow the news that much any more. Nobody could have been stupid enough to give her a job at Microsoft could they?

 

[cupid_stunt]

Jeez

Sorry for being thick but I guess the Liz Truss stuff is a joke right? I thought it was but can't tell - I don't really follow the news that much any more. Nobody could have been stupid enough to give her a job at Microsoft could they?

Yeah, it's a joke.

 

[frogwoman]

Yeah, it's a joke.

Ok. Thanks. Real life is so bizarre that I honestly could not tell.

 

[moochedit]

Really?

I am shocked.

Tbf bcuster may have only just got up

 

[moochedit]

this IT outrage news had clearly not reach my local co-op yet as the lady on the checkout was not aware of the problems

Weird i had an email from the co-op about their card system down earlier followed by another one saying they'd fixed it. Although maybe her shift only just started.