Social network X (Twitter) suffered a global outage on Saturday after 5:00 p.m. Downdetector reports this
According to Downdetector, users around the world started experiencing problems at around 5:17 p.m. Reports of the crash peaked at 5:30 p.m., after which the number of complaints gradually decreased. After six p.m., the number of problem reports decreased noticeably.
52% of users reported issues with the app, 46% had issues with the website, and 2% had problems logging in.
The cause of the failure remains unknown at this time.
Previously, Cursor reported that a global IT failure occurred worldwide on July 19. The failure is due to the interaction of the CrowdStrike antivirus with Windows. Many businesses around the world are not functioning. McDonald’s Japan stopped operating its restaurants nationwide after a system failure, Bloomberg reports. All Windows computers that have CrowdStrike installed are not working.
In Israel, many gas stations were out of service due to a computer failure, making it impossible to refuel. The Ashdod port suspended service to trucks and ships due to computer problems. In addition, there was a malfunction at the MADA (101) and Fire Department (102) emergency telephones. There were also problems in several hospital systems. The electric company reported that due to a global computer system failure affecting its own systems, the hotline number (103) is temporarily unavailable.
In Ukraine, the work of telecom operators and banks was disrupted. It took several days to eliminate the consequences of the failure worldwide.
