A global IT outage at Microsoft on Friday led to a major global disruption, causing the “blue screen of death” errors for users across Europe and in New York’s Times Square.The incident, triggered by a recent update from the cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike, has affected various critical sectors including airports, airlines, businesses, media outlets, and stock exchanges.READ MORE: https://str.sg/bfYHFollow The Straits Times on YouTube: https://str.sg/ytsubTurn on notifications 🔔 to stay updated.--------------------WEBSITE ➤ https://www.straitstimes.comWHATSAPP ➤ https://str.sg/whatsappTIKTOK ➤ https://www.tiktok.com/@straitstimesINSTAGRAM ➤ https://www.instagram.com/straits_timesFACEBOOK ➤ https://www.facebook.com/TheStraitsTimesTWITTER ➤ https://twitter.com/straits_timesTELEGRAM ➤ https://t.me/TheStraitsTimesPODCASTS ➤ https://str.sg/stpodcasts#straitstimes