In the whole world today, the 19th of July, there was a great technical failure in IT systems, in 'knowledge of Microsoft online services. It also affected the work of Ukrainian banks, mobile phone and postal operators.
RBC-Ukraine reports about the global massacre and about those who appeared in Ukraine.
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- What the world expects
- What is the reason for the large-scale failure
- How the disaster hit Ukraine
- How solve the problem right away
What does the world know
Global suspension of calls until all flights of the largest US airlines are affected, including Delta, United and American Airlines due to problems with connections. Frontier Airlines also reduced its coverage, citing problems with the online services of IT giant Microsoft.
The number of flights landed at the German airport Berlin-Brandenburg. Airports in Spain are also experiencing problems, and flight delays are being reported. The Turkish airline Turkish Airlines reported a problem with the ticket booking and registration system.
Lithuanian Vilnius has canceled flights to Eindhoven and Antalya. The airline WizzAir does not pay subsidies.
Airlines at Mumbai and Hong Kong airports check in passengers manually. In Japan, a large number of services are running intermittently, including the Microsoft 365 office suite. McDonald's Swedish restaurant chain in this country has suspended about a third of its deposits.
Australia's largest bank, the Commonwealth Bank, has reported problems with its services and is not processing cash in supermarkets in Canberra. In addition, banks and airlines failed. The largest bank, Capitec Bank, which has 22 million clients, was affected. The central bank of Israel informed about the disruption in the banking system.
The LSE Group, which manages the London Stock Exchange, found it impossible to promptly publish news. Also in Britain, the Sky News channel is switched on. The picture was updated later, but the people were sitting on the monitors turned off. Also, UK patients cannot book an appointment with a doctor using the online form.
Difficulties have been recorded in the operation of the VISA payment system, the ADT security company and the commercial giant Amazon.
Low-cost airline Ryanair warned passengers about potential disruptions that would affect all airlines. Denmark is reporting a failure in the automatic fire alarm system in Copenhagen. There are problems with the IT systems of the Olympic Organizing Committee, and action plans have now been activated in emergency situations to continue operations.
What is the reason for the large-scale failure
There is a global surge in clicking problems in Microsoft robot systems. Zokrema, many computers running the Windows operating system display what is called a “blue screen of death”, which appears due to critical damage.
This occurs after installing a software update without liver of the company CrowdStrike, which deals with cybersecurity . As stated at Microsoft, you can get involved in any kind of hacker who is victorious about the programs and services of Microsoft 365. IT accountants report a maximum effort to remove the inheritance.
The CrowdStrike update for the Falcon antivirus came into conflict with Windows 10. CrowdStrike said that they are immediately rolling out the problematic update.
“The whole world is experiencing a global IT crash related to the interaction with the Crowd antivirus Strike and Windows. companies are at a knockdown,” Oleg Gorokhovsky, the founder of the Ukrainian Monobank, wrote on Telegram, also citing the death.
Currently, Microsoft is talking about progressive stabilization. Its shares fell by 2%, CrowdStrike papers fell by as much as 16%.
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The account Monobank clients are not allowed to open a “bank” for security. They are volunteering to collect funds for humanitarian, medical, and military needs.
Having applied the error to the work of the mobile app of the sovereign Sense Bank. Nobody's bank cards were displayed, the drawers showed an empty screen. The bank itself was told about the time-consuming technical difficulties with online services. In addition, transfers, currency exchange, payment of services, loans and deposits, purchase of bonds and vehicles were not processed.
As of 11:00, all Sense Bank systems have been updated, and digital services and functions I want to start working with you modes. It is agreed that this is not connected with a DDoS attack or other similar actions.
Nova Poshta has slowed down France through its customer service update program. Before 10:00, all systems and services were updated, and service was improved at postal departments and post offices.
Subscribers of the mobile operator Vodafone have experienced communication problems. If you try, you will be immediately dismissed.
“Currently, over the course of the year, there has been a disruption in the withdrawal of services from some Vodafone subscribers in all regions of Ukraine. ї reacted promptly to the situation, from 09:20 everyone was informed “The main services are being progressively updated,” says Vodafone’s commentary for RBC-Ukraine.
The light strike does not affect the work of the Ukrainian plant. All digital channels are available in the emergency mode, reports “Ukrzaliznytsia”.
How to solve the problem right away
How to ensure that the State Special Service contacts the security of information of Ukraine, zishtov complained about the problem at the hour of starting computers on Windows, which is used by the Falcon antivirus against CrowdStrike.
As of mid-day, Ukrainian organizations were affected and were also frequently updating their work.
To solve the problem quickly, it is recommended to quickly solve the CrowdStrike instructions:
- start Windows in safe mode (options appear when you press F8 before you start the operating system) or in the middle of the update
- find the file called “C-00000291*.sys” and view it
- restart your computer or server
< li>go to directory C:WindowsSystem32driversCrowdStrike
In this way, the CrowdStrike documents are working on solving problems without providing official information.
The state is ready to provide advisory and practical assistance. For this purpose, please contact the CERT-UA response team by email in*******@ce**.ua.
When preparing the material, the following sources were used: publications from Bloomberg and The Verge, reports from Microsoft, CrowdStrike and Ukrainian companies , State Special News, Vodafone commentary for RBC-Ukraine.
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