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On July 18, 2024, a routine update from cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike unexpectedly started causing problems for IT systems around the world. This issue was particularly severe because it affected systems running on Windows, the operating system almost all of us use, that connects businesses and individuals around the world. Microsoft, though not directly responsible for the glitch, found itself involved due to its position relating to the IT infrastructure of many of the affected businesses.
 

How Were Industries Affected By The Outage?

 
We’ve asked experts to comment on how exactly this outage affected their operations over the last few days. Although the outage was attended to, many reported to have experienced delays, such as the NHS. They reported to have faced admin…

Microsoft suffered a massive, ongoing global IT outage on Friday morning, affecting airports, airlines, banks, hospitals and broadcasters around the world. The outage hit thousands of Windows PCs, which many companies and organizations rely on as part of their critical internet infrastructure. Perhaps most concerning of all, several states across the US reported that their emergency 911 call centers have been hit.

Microsoft said on X that it was aware of an issue affecting people’s ability to access 365 services late on Thursday. In an update issued around 1 a.m. PT (4 a.m. ET), the company said, “Multiple services are continuing to see improvements in availability as our mitigation actions progress.” The company didn’t immediately respond to request for further comment.

The outage,…

Summary

• After an outage on Steam, Helldivers 2’s Discord server was flooded with messages saying “F”.
• Community manager Spitz quickly shut down the server to allow the moderators to clean up the mess.
• Channels were eventually unlocked after moderators spent a good few hours getting rid of the spam.

Seriously plagued by bugs and technicalities, Helldivers 2 still managed to become a fan favorite immediately after launch. This was a huge win for the developers at Arrowhead Game Studios who have been consistently listening to player feedback. Helldivers 2 is a great example of what the studio eventually aims to achieve i.e. create PvE-style games with a loyal fanbase.

The Helldivers 2 Discord server was temporarily shut down after there was a surge of…

Customers at DreamHost appear to be losing patience with the hosting firm over a week after it first reported suffering a major outage.

Labelled as a “degraded performance”, the incident is disrupting DreamHost users on its shared web hosting services, with the provider pushing out a fix shortly after the outage was reported on July 24, 2022.