A global IT meltdown has caused chaos around the world today after a major IT outage. It is believed the mass IT outage was caused by a fault in a Microsoft Windows update to widely used cybersecurity software.
Key services such as airlines, train operators, banks, and media companies have been brought to a standstill, with their computer systems either crashing or displaying the dreaded "Blue Screen of Death" (BSOD). READ MORE: LIVE: Sky News, Ryanair, trains, banks and supermarkets hit by global IT outage amid Microsoft Windows issues In the UK, viewers noticed Sky News was off the air, while the nation's largest rail operator alerted customers to anticipate travel disruptions due to "widespread IT issues", a situation echoed by numerous major airlines and airports.
GP practices across England have also been affected, facing difficulties in scheduling appointments or retrieving patient records as their EMIS Web system crashed.
The National Pharmacy Association (NPA) also said “services in community pharmacies, including the accessing of prescriptions from GPs and medicine deliveries, are disrupted today”.
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