DRIVERS have been left stranded with empty tanks due to a global technology outage that has halted petrol station credit card machines.
The global technological disruption initially canceled flights and stranded 911 operators — now car owners are reporting problems paying for gas.
“Microsoft global cyber shortage… I couldn’t even get gas this morning,” one driver posted on Facebook.
“Credit cards wouldn’t work. [I] I went in and couldn’t use cash because the cash registers work using the same online.”
Several other drivers have reported problems at US gas stations.
As the gauge cluster points to the big “E,” they rely on prayers to get to a usable station.
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“I was just affected by the nationwide computer outage,” another driver said in an X post.
“[The] the credit card readers at the gas station are not working. I’m running out of smoke. Let’s hope Sam’s Club is open.”
Driver-related issues began to emerge as millions of Americans continued to reap the impacts of one of the largest global technological disruptions in history.
The outage is not a cyber attack. Instead, a cybersecurity company called CrowdStrike, which is popular among enterprises and government agencies on Microsoft platforms, performed an over-the-air update.
An over-the-air update refers to software changes that are wirelessly transmitted directly to devices.
This allows manufacturers to easily enhance features, fix bugs, and improve security after products are introduced to the public.
However, the move went awry, crashing systems across the world, resulting in a global technological outage and temporary suspension of trade.
Airline passengers have been hit particularly hard.
American Airlines, United and Delta suspended flights Friday morning, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
More than 1,200 flights have been canceled and another 2,600 flights are delayed.
Airmen have similarly complained about the airport’s problems on social media.
Outage could take ‘weeks’ to resolve
Technology experts told The US Sun that although an official fix has been released for Microsoft’s outage, issues related to the blackout will continue to linger.
Al Lakhani, CEO of security firm IDEE, said the problems could persist for weeks.
“The consequences of incidents like these can be extensive and prolonged,” Lakhani said.
“In terms of restoring all affected computers to full operation, recovery can take hours, days or even weeks.
“This is because this is a supply chain attack. These are particularly harmful because a single compromised software update can impact thousands of organizations around the world.
“Leading to serious consequences, including service disruptions, intellectual property theft, and threats to national security.”
Another security expert, Adam Pilton, told The US Sun that larger companies will need days to recover.
“Depending on the size of the organization will determine the recovery time,” said Adam, senior cybersecurity specialist at Cybersmart, speaking to The US Sun.
“CrowdStrike has released a fix and provided guidance that is working for many users.
“For smaller organizations, this will take hours; for larger organizations, this can take days to resolve.”
Martin Jartelius, chief security officer at Outpost24, told The US Sun that some affected computers may need to be repaired manually.
“For those affected, if their systems don’t get the wrong update, that’s a positive,” Jartelius said.
“If they got the update, some seem to be able to start working and will fix themselves.
“Others will currently have a workaround to get the good update and will have some practical support including booting into safe mode and removing some files, hoping this can be done quickly for any system that needs high availability.
“But expect the cleanup in IT departments to potentially extend throughout the year. summer vacation.
“So where it really matters, this shouldn’t be too difficult to fix, but it will cost time and effort.”
“Well! My flight was cancelled, so [I’m] swallowing Bloody Marys,” reported a weary traveler.
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