Microsoft outage fix deployed, time needed, no evidence of cyber-security incident

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Key Points:

• Crowdstrike boss confirmed that Microsoft outage was due to a defect in a single content update.
• Major organizations in Australia were affected by the outage, including Seven and Nine Networks, Qantas, Coles, and Woolworths.

Article Summary:

In a global outage affecting Microsoft systems, Crowdstrike confirmed that it was caused by a defect in a content update for Windows hosts. Major organizations in Australia such as Seven and Nine Networks, Qantas, Coles, and Woolworths, among others, were impacted. The issue has been identified as a technical issue and not a cyber-security incident, with a fix already deployed. The Australian Government is conducting a National Coordination Mechanism meeting to address the crisis. Microsoft has acknowledged the issue and is working on a resolution.