Chaos has erupted globally as a major Microsoft Windows blunder took down thousands of online platforms, with a cyber security error causing an internet crisis.
Today the waves of outages are affecting numerous sectors including airline operations to high street banks and shops. Even Sky News' has had to abruptly cut their live broadcasting, while Ryanair said it was 'experiencing disruption across the network'.
Shoppers are facing failed transactions and fashion retailer River Island's website has gone MIA. Lloyds and Santander are in turmoil with clients being unable to manage their finances online.
In response to this digital pandemonium, Microsoft addressed the issue acknowledging it had "impacted business across the world", prompting fresh worries over cyber welfare.
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