iGB代表滞留，全球中断导致在线运营商瘫痪

全球范围内的技术中断引发了混乱，影响了银行、媒体机构、紧急服务和航空公司，导致航班停飞和运营中断。数百万使用微软Windows系统和设备的用户受到影响，停电范围扩展到美国、中国和澳大利亚。依赖稳定的互联网服务和功能性软件来运营投注和游戏服务的在线博彩平台也未能幸免于混乱。

微软最初将问题归因于Microsoft 365应用程序和服务的问题，促使成千上万的用户在Downdetector.com上报告问题，该网站跟踪可能面临技术问题的网站。今天早上，Downdetector识别出的问题网站之一是Ladbrokes。Windows计算机和平板电脑崩溃，社交媒体上充斥着强制重启的报告。

You might have seen the news about the global technical issue affecting airlines, banks etc. unfortunately we're experiencing this too. We're working hard to resolve the issue but don't know when it will be fixed. Thanks for being so patient and apologies for the inconvenience.

— Ladbrokes Care (@LadbrokesCare) July 19, 2024

故障的根本原因似乎是CrowdStrike的一次更新。受影响设备上的错误消息与CrowdStrike有关，解决方法涉及删除一个CrowdStrike文件。结果，CrowdStrike在盘前交易中损失了近五分之一的价值，而微软的股价下跌了2.4%。CrowdStrike的首席执行官兼联合创始人George Kurtz在X平台上发布了一份声明

CrowdStrike is actively working with customers impacted by a defect found in a single content update for Windows hosts. Mac and Linux hosts are not impacted. This is not a security incident or cyberattack. The issue has been identified, isolated and a fix has been deployed. We…

— George Kurtz (@George_Kurtz) July 19, 2024

航空公司受到了特别严重的打击，荷兰皇家航空公司暂停了大部分运营，瑞安航空等公司建议乘客提前三小时到达机场以应对停电。在澳大利亚，悉尼机场的航空运营和航站楼服务出现问题，澳航和维珍澳大利亚航空公司报告了延误和取消。包括伦敦盖特威克机场和阿姆斯特丹史基浦机场在内的几个欧洲机场面临重大干扰，数千名旅客滞留。滞留的人员中包括刚刚在荷兰阿姆斯特丹结束的iGB Live活动后出行的代表。

Just in: State services and businesses from airlines to financial services and media groups were hit by a global IT outage, causing massive disruption to a vast range of services. Security experts are calling it the biggest problem of its kind https://t.co/jKDsV3Hpun pic.twitter.com/Jd352X3Sch

— Financial Times (@FT) July 19, 2024

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