Heads up global tech chaos

[NorthernRaider]

UPDATED 10.18 BST

Massive global computer outages. GLOBAL Airports, airlines, train companies mass groundings and cancellations, Microsoft affected, TV companies off air, 100's hospital bookings not working, stock exchanges closed, duck duck go, Bing, checkouts, cashpoints, credit card payments, banking, online shopping, Sky News, CBBC, credit card companies, bus companies, hotel bookings etc all down, Health authorities patient booking and record systems down, GP surgeries records and bookings badly affected , 911 systems in US out , Online Banking affected, Ticket companies down, Thousands of flights cancelled and grounded across the world, Airline bookings and departures, air traffic control centres affected, United, DELTA, KLM and AA flights grounded globally .Rail freight handing systems disrupted. Massive disruption across most UK and European airports.
Container shipping terminals stopped, Retail and Online Stores and shops closed.
Swissport baggage handling systems at multiple airports out.

Elective Surgery being cancelled in EU and UK hospitals

Air Traffic control in some countries down to using bits of paper to operate things

UK national Community Pharmacy system affected

London Stock exchange affected

Reuters saying NOT a Cyber attack

No reports of utility outages water, power, gas outages so far

And this is before the CME is also due to arrive. Stay safe.

Problem caused by one bad file update because of Crowdstrike and Microsoft. Started in Australia and NZ spreading globally.

BBC experts reporting hundreds of millions of PCs may need reboots/ updates

It started in Aus and NZ and has spread through Asia, India, Europe, UK,
Problem caused by one bad file update because of Crowdstrike and Microsoft

BBC Tech experts say " this expose the folly of companies, businesses and agencies relying only on ONE computer system."