Banks, airports, railways: 'Large-scale' IT outage hits companies worldwide

A major global IT outage on Friday disrupted computer systems worldwide, grounding flights in the US, derailing TV broadcasts in the UK, and affecting telecommunications in Australia. Australia's National Cyber Security Coordinator attributed the "large-scale technical outage" to a "third-party software platform" issue, dismissing hacker involvement. Berlin Brandenburg airport suspended flights, and the UK’s largest rail operator warned of possible cancellations.