Here are the basics behind tech trouble around the world right now . . .
"In the early hours of Friday, companies in Australia running Microsoft’s Windows operating system started reporting devices showing Blue Screens of Death (BSODs). Shortly after, reports of disruptions started flooding in from around the world, including from the UK, India, Germany, the Netherlands, and the US.
The widespread Windows outages have been linked to a software update from cybersecurity giant CrowdStrike. It is not believed the issues are linked to a malicious cyberattack, cybersecurity officials say, but stem from a misconfigured/corrupted update that CrowdStrike pushed out to its customers."
And if you believe that . . . Then TKC has many local bridges for sale.
Locally, the airport is having trouble getting back online . . .
Kansas City International (MCI, KCI) released this statement in response to the outage:
“MCI is open this morning and several of our airline partners are working through a technology issue impacting flight operations. Flying today? Please be in touch with your airline.”
Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .
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