Faulty U.S. cybersecurity firm's update causes major global IT outage

SAN FRANCISCO, July 19 (Xinhua) -- A faulty software update from cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike Friday morning has affected computers-running Microsoft Windows at organizations, causing major IT outage, taking out banks, airlines and businesses globally.

U.S. federal airspace officials announced a nationwide ground stop of air traffic on Friday due to the outages. Airlines and airports across Germany, France, th