IN PICTURES: How the global IT outage affected the world

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IN PICTURES: How the global IT outage affected the world

A major IT outage is affecting businesses, media outlets other organisations across Australia and globally.

The widespread outage is linked to CrowdStrike, cybersecurity software which touts itself as a “global cybersecurity leader with an advanced cloud-native platform for protecting endpoints, cloud workloads, identities and data”.

Tripple-o calls remain unaffected by the worldwide Microsoft outage.

PERTH AIRPORT CHAOS

Travellers wait at Perth Airport.
Camera IconTravellers wait at Perth Airport. Credit: Ian Munro/The West Australian
Queues at Perth Airport Qantas Terminal as a software glitch stops the self check-in terminals from working.
Camera IconQueues at Perth Airport Qantas Terminal as a software glitch stops the self check-in terminals from working. Credit: Ian Munro/The West Australian
The outage impacted the self check-in terminals.
Camera IconThe outage impacted the self check-in terminals. Credit: Ian Munro/The West Australian

AMBULANCE RAMPING AT ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL

St John WA health care centres including Urgent Care were impacted by the outage. They have asked “people to be patient while we wait for systems to come back online.”

Ambulance vans ramping at Royal Perth Hospital.
Camera IconAmbulance vans ramping at Royal Perth Hospital. Credit: Riley Churchman/The West Australian
St John WA health care centres including Urgent Care were impacted by the outage.
Camera IconSt John WA health care centres including Urgent Care were impacted by the outage. Credit: Riley Churchman/The West Australian

INNALOO SHOPPING CENTRE OUTAGE

Shops were forced to close during the outage, including Kmart.

Shoppers were forced to leave during the outage.
Camera IconShoppers were forced to leave during the outage. Credit: Jake Dietsch
Worldwide IT outage has caused Kmart at Westfield Innaloo to close.
Camera IconWorldwide IT outage has caused Kmart at Westfield Innaloo to close. Credit: Daniel Wilkins/The West Australian

BANKS HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY THE OUTAGE

NAB shut due to IT Outage.
Camera IconNAB shut due to IT Outage. Credit: Riley Churchman/The West Australian
News. Computer systems down. NAB. National Australia Bank have closed their doors at Karrinyup Shopping Centre.
Camera IconNews. Computer systems down. NAB. National Australia Bank have closed their doors at Karrinyup Shopping Centre. Credit: Jackson Flindell/The West Australian

POPULAR AUSTRALIAN SUPERMARKETS HAVE BEEN FORCED TO CLOSE

Coles shut due to IT Outage.
Camera IconColes shut due to IT Outage. Credit: Riley Churchman/The West Australian
Coles have closed their self service checkout at Karrinyup Shopping Centre.
Camera IconColes have closed their self service checkout at Karrinyup Shopping Centre. Credit: Jackson Flindell/The West Australian

MOBILE OUTAGES

Telstra has reported it is also experiencing system issues due to the outage.

Telstra is also experiencing issues and is asking customers for patience.
Camera IconTelstra is also experiencing issues and is asking customers for patience. Credit: Daniel Wilkins/The West Australian
Telstra store at Westfield Innaloo is closed.
Camera IconTelstra store at Westfield Innaloo is closed. Credit: Daniel Wilkins/The West Australian

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