Microsoft Cloud Outage: From ATMs to stock trading and flights, epic IT crash leaves trail of chaos

Microsoft CrowdStrike glitch: In a catastrophic IT failure, a botched software update by CrowdStrike crashed Microsoft Windows systems worldwide, affecting industries from banking to healthcare. Businesses faced disruptions as tech workers manually rebooted systems. The incident highlights the vulnerability of global supply chains to IT failures and cyber threats. Airlines, banks, and hospitals were among the severely impacted sectors, with ongoing repercussions.