
Photos of a world seeing blue due to the massive outage affecting Microsoft Windows systems on Friday.
A faulty update from cybersecurity provider CrowdStrike is responsible for a global IT outage leading to some truly unique imagery of blue screens. From the screens in Times Square in New York to airports and banks globally, this outage has everyone seeing blue.
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SLC, Utah. Terminal 1 pic.twitter.com/kMRXbXbnQC
— Guillermo Rauch (@rauchg) July 19, 2024
Everywhere you look: blue screens of death pic.twitter.com/Jh1fdVflTD
— Morning Brew ☕️ (@MorningBrew) July 19, 2024