CrowdStrike, Microsoft Global IT Outage Affects Florida Flights, Banks

Credit: Wells Fargo

MIAMI, Florida - A global tech outage caused by a CrowdStrike software update that has caused Microsoft applications such as Microsoft 365 to go down has disrupted operations at airlines, banks and other industries who use those related tech applications.

The most intense Microsoft and CrowdStrike outages appear to be in the eastern half of the United States, according to a Microsoft outage map by downdetector.com.

"The FAA is closely monitoring a technical issue impacting IT systems at U.S. airlines. Several airlines have requested FAA assistance with ground stops until the issue is resolved. Monitor http://fly.faa.gov for updates," the FAA posted on X.

"Delta has paused its global flight schedule this morning due to a vendor technology issue that is impacting several airlines and businesses around the world. We are working to resolve the issue as quickly as possible to resume operations," Delta stated on its website.

Bank and credit card customers are reporting problems with Visa, Ally Bank, Bank of America, Capital One, Chase Bank, Citibank, Fifth Third Bank, HSBC, Huntington National Bank, PNC Bank, Regions Banks, SunTrust Bank, TD Bank, and Wells Fargo, according to downdetector.com.

Microsoft and CrowdStrike Status

Microsoft users in Washington, D.C., Boston, Massachusetts, New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco, California, are reporting the most outages.

CrowdStrike issued the following statement on X regarding the outage status:

"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 refer customers to the support portal for the latest updates and will continue to provide complete and continuous updates on our website. We further recommend organizations ensure they’re communicating with CrowdStrike representatives through official channels. Our team is fully mobilized to ensure the security and stability of CrowdStrike customers."