A massive and unprecedented internet outage hit the world Friday, wreaking havoc in the Chicago area as it grounded flights, downed systems for businesses and hospitals and impacted government agencies. The disruption started with CrowdStrike, a cybersecurity firm that provides software to scores of companies worldwide. The company says the problem occurred when it deployed a faulty update to computers running Microsoft Windows, noting that the issue behind the outage was not a security incident or cyberattack.

A global technology outage is grounding flights and disrupting communication in area hospitals and banks on Friday morning after a faulty system update. Here's which Milwaukee area organizations are impacted by the outage. The cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike blamed a faulty system update for the disruptions. CrowdStrike said one of its recent content updates had a defect that impacted Microsoft's Windows Operating System and added the incident was "not a security incident or cyberattack." The company's CEO, George Kurtz, apologized for the disruptions in a post on X, noting the issue...

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - A massive global technology outage caused by a software update error has left many travelers trying to leave and fly into Las Vegas without a flight. “We’re stuck and have to figure out what we have to do,” visitor Saleem Mustafa told FOX5 at Harry Reid Airport early Friday morning after his flight back home to Tulsa, Oklahoma was canceled. “Thankfully, we were able to get another night at the hotel we were staying at.” “We might make that 18 hour drive and get a...

LA CROSSE (WKBT) -- A regional healthcare system says they are experiencing impacts of a global internet outage Friday. A spokesperson for Bellin and Gundersen Health told News 8 Now they have been affected, though the effects have not been major. "Bellin and Gundersen Health System is experiencing minor clinical impacts as a result of the worldwide Microsoft outage," Christopher Stauffer said. "Patients’ safety and quality of care remain our top priorities. All appointments and procedures are on as scheduled unless patients receive a call from your healthcare team." The...

Penn Medicine and Main Line Health are reporting their systems are still affected by the CrowdStrike disruption. Penn Medicine said appointments in some locations may need to be canceled and rescheduled Friday. "We are making every effort to contact patients whose appointments need to be canceled," the healthcare group said. "We will also contact you to reschedule your appointment as soon as possible. Penn experts are working to restore our usual operations ASAP." Our hospitals, including our emergency departments, are fully staffed and continuing to care for patients. Main Line...

The New York State Department of Motor Vehicles reported thatdue to the Global Microsoft outage, "DMV is unable to process transactions online or in person at our offices at this time." Some hospitals have reported disruptions: "Northwell Health is currently experiencing sporadic technology impacts due to a global issue caused by a faulty update from a third-party cybersecurity provider, CrowdStrike.

TO GET A REFUND FOR THEIR TICKET...BUT TO NO AVAIL. EVEN HERE IN PORTLAND.. MANY FLIGHTS WERE CANCELED.. AND SOME ARE STILL DELAYED.. OUR JACOB MURPHY SPENT THE MORNING AT THE JETPORT.. AND SPOKE WITH SEVERAL TRAVELERS WHO WERE AFFECTED.. AS WELL AS THE AIRPORT DIRECTOR.. HE JOINS US NOW LIVE..JACOB.. HOW ARE THINGS LOOKING NOW? DELTA, UNITED AND AMERICAN AIRLINES ARE SOME OF THE BIG NAMES FACING TECH TROUBLES TODAY, REQUESTING A GROUND STOP FOR FLIGHTS... NOW THE HEADACHE FALLS ON THE PASSENGERS WHO HAD VACATIONS OR TRIPS BACK...

COMING UP HERE IN A FEW MINUTES. SO WE CAME OUT EARLY AND WE’VE BEEN SITTING HERE EVER SINCE. ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. THERE’S NOT ANYBODY EVEN BEHIND THE COUNTER. YEAH. TRAVELERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY FACING SCENES JUST LIKE THIS ONE. THIS WAS AT THE PITTSBURGH AIRPORT EARLY THIS MORNING. AND IT WASN’T JUST THERE. THIS WAS NATIONWIDE. THIS WAS AROUND THE WORLD, INCLUDING HERE IN OKC EARLY THIS MORNING, OUR KOCO CAMERAS WERE AT WILL ROGERS WORLD AIRPORT AS SECURITY LINES WERE PRETTY LONG. YEAH. KOCO ALYSE JONES HAS BEEN THERE...

Editors note: This is a developing story that will be updated as we learn more. Pueblo County and many state offices were closed Friday due to a major technology outage that put most services in cyber limbo. Pueblo County government was completely closed July 19, "due to multiple IT issues impacting our system," county spokesperson Anthony Mestas said. A news release issued by the county just before 11 a.m. Friday stated that both city and county government, as well as the Colorado State Patrol, "experienced effects of the CrowdStrike software...

This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available. Microsoft Windows crashed globally Friday morning due to cybersecurity issues, causing problems in a variety of industries including health care, travel and business. The outage created flight disruptions for major airlines in India and Latin America, and has resulted in more than 3,300 flight cancellations worldwide.