Australia’s National Cyber Security Coordinator says it is aware of ‘large-scale technical outage’.
Australia has been hit by a major IT outage that has disrupted banks, telecoms, media outlets and airlines.
Australia’s National Cyber Security Coordinator said on Friday that it was aware of a “large-scale technical outage affecting a number of companies and services across Australia this afternoon.”
“Our current information is this outage relates to a technical issue with a third-party software platform employed by affected companies,” the agency said in a statement.
“There is no information to suggest it is a cyber security incident. We continue to engage across key stakeholders.”
Melbourne airport said the outage had affected check-in procedures for some airlines.
“Passengers flying with these airlines this afternoon are advised to allow a little extra time to check-in. Please check with your airline for flight updates,” it said in a post on X.
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation and Network Ten also confirmed that their systems had been affected.
#BREAKING: Widespread Microsoft outages have sent IT systems across Australia into a tailspin this afternoon, with banks, airlines, police, and other systems reported as being affected.
(And humble news social team admins too, evidently. We’re doing our best here. More to come.) pic.twitter.com/IM0LZARu5v
— 10 News First (@10NewsFirst) July 19, 2024
Police in the state of New South Wales said they were aware of the outage and anyone facing an emergency should call the emergency number 000.
Police are aware of the current system outage.
For emergency situations, please dial 000.
— NSW Police Force (@nswpolice) July 19, 2024
