A large-scale computer failure has caused major disturbances in several countries, notably in Australia and the United Kingdom.
In Sydney, many flights were canceled due to the breakdown, which also affected ticket and media distributors like Sky News Australia and ABC. In Australia, major companies such as the Anz bank and the department stores Woolworth have been affected.
The problems have extended to other parts of the world, affecting airlines like Ryanair and American Airlines, who had to delay or cancel flights. Berlin airport even had to temporarily suspend all its flights.
In the United Kingdom, Govia Thameslink Railway canceled trains due to extensive computer problems, thus disturbing travel for an important summer vacation weekend.
The London Stock Exchange has also been assigned, delaying the rating of its FTSE 100 index due to a global technical problem linked to a third party.
Although the exact causes of these breakdowns remain vague, clues suggest that they could be linked to a technical problem with a third-party software platform used by several of the affected companies, including Crowstrike, a major supplier of computer security solutions.
Australian cybersecurity authorities said there was no indication of a computer attack at this stage.
In summary, this breakdown had extended repercussions on transport, financial services and communications in several countries, highlighting increasing dependence on digital infrastructure and the complexity of global computer networks.
