Australia announced today, Friday, that the internet outage in some countries is due to a technical issue at the cybersecurity company "CrowdStrike."
Israeli newspaper "Yedioth Ahronoth" reported significant malfunctions in computer systems at Sheba Tel Hashomer Hospital and the Meuhedet health fund. According to the newspaper, "the malfunction is likely a result of the global cybersecurity system, which caused substantial damage to the computer systems of Sheba and the health fund." The hospital stated, "There may be an impact on the operation of operating rooms and wait times in the emergency department."
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Health facility employees have resorted to manual work, and the malfunction also affected the hospital entrance and the opening of parking gates. The Meuhedet health fund tentatively suggested a global malfunction in the cybersecurity system (CrowdStrike), which impacts many entities worldwide, including health organizations in Israel. Reports indicated that several banks in Israel were also affected by the glitch.
Regarding a potential cyberattack, the Ministry of Health clarified that this is a "widespread global glitch in computer servers affecting hospitals and other health services." They added, "This is not a cyberattack but a software malfunction leading to server and computer failures."
Levy Oz, spokesperson for the national cybersecurity organization, stated, "Currently, there is a global technical malfunction affecting many technological systems around the world, including in Israel." She further noted, "CrowdStrike issued a technical advisory this morning regarding a significant issue affecting Windows systems globally. This is not a cyberattack."
CrowdStrike cybersecurity company acknowledged being aware of reports about a malfunction in the Windows system operating on one of the servers.
In the United States, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) noted that airlines halted flights due to a communication issue, without providing further details. The FAA requested all flights to land due to a technical glitch in computers. Spain announced that all its airports faced technical problems. The medical system in the UK was disrupted due to issues with operational systems. Amsterdam Airport announced that its services were impacted by global cyberattacks. Schiphol Airport in the Netherlands also mentioned its operations were affected by global cyberattacks. Three Indian airlines reported information systems outages. Turkish Airlines announced that its services were affected by global technical failures.
Microsoft indicated that "the issue began at 5:56 PM local time and affected multiple customer systems in central United States, including Azure services and the Microsoft 365 application suite." Later, the company announced that it had identified the root cause of the outage and that the majority of services had been restored. However, the company stated that "some customers may still be experiencing issues."
