Local industries experiencing disruptions from global IT outage
A global IT outage is disrupting airlines, banks, hotels and other industries across the world — including the Coachella Valley.
CrowdStrike, a cybersecurity company based in Austin, Texas, provides cyberattack response services and other services to its customers. It's widely used by businesses and agencies that run on Microsoft computers.
As of July 19 at 1:25 p.m ET, CrowdStrike said that the issue has been identified, isolated and a fix has been deployed.
Friday morning, multiple organizations posted to social media about the outage.
The Palm Springs International Airport's (PSP) website displayed a travel alert on the top of the website stating, "TRAVEL ALERT: Passengers are advised to confirm the status of their flight with their airline before heading to the airport. Due to a widespread IT outage affecting Microsoft systems, numerous flights are experiencing delays."
In a statement to News Channel 3, a spokesperson for PSP said, as a result of the recent global IT outage PSP experienced minor disruptions.
The spokesperson also said, while the airport did face some delays and continue to see a few lingering effects, the overall impact on operations has been minimal and for the most up-to-date information, passengers should check the flight status page.
Local police departments were also impacted by the outage.
The Indio Police Department posted a statement with the city of Indio.
The Cathedral City Police also took to social media with an update in the situation.
Stay with News Channel 3 for updates on this global outage.
