STORY: Mass global IT outage a wake-up call for resilient cyber security
SHOOTING TIME: July 20, 2024
DATELINE: July 21, 2024
LENGTH: 0:00:46
LOCATION: Washington D.C.
CATEGORY: SOCIETY

SHOTLIST: 
1. various of people in Chicago airport
2. Various of Australian bank 
3. Various of Australian supermarket system outage 

STORYLINE:

A widespread IT outage on Friday has caused chaos to global services and businesses.

The outage is linked to cyber security firm CrowdStrike, primarily affecting computers running Microsoft Windows.

More than 10 airports in the United States experienced significant flight delays as of Friday afternoon, according to flight tracking platform Flight Aware.

Almost 30,000 flights were delayed on Friday and nearly 7,000 were canceled worldwide, according to Euronews.

In Australia, the outage has affected hundreds, potentially thousands, of companies, leading to significant disruptions in daily operations.

Airlines, media, hospitals, banks, and businesses worldwide are still recovering from the unprecedented incident. Experts estimate a full recovery from a disruption at such a scale will take weeks.

Experts and analysts see this incident as a stark reminder of the need for a more resilient and less monopolized global digital infrastructure.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Washington D.C.
(XHTV)