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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Mabel Banfield-Nwachi and agencies

Windows global IT outage: what we know so far

A major IT fault has hit services and infrastructure around the world, with aviation, banking, healthcare and financial services among the sectors affected.

The cybersecurity company CrowdStrike confirmed the problem came from a “defect” in a content update for Microsoft’s Windows operating system, resulting in flights being grounded, healthcare services being halted and online payment systems shut down. Here is what we know so far:

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