Bad computer updates cripples airline systems

Microsoft users Friday morning have reported widespread outages as airlines, airports, banks and media companies have suddenly experienced ongoing disruptions that have upended the daily lives of potentially millions of people.

American Airlines, United and Delta have asked the FAA for global ground stop on all flights, according to an alert from the FAA on Friday morning. Several flights have been delayed at the Pensacola International Airport.

Global IT outages have also been reported in many countries across the world including Berlin Airport in Germany, the London Stock Exchange, Google Cloud, Microsoft and Gatwick Airport in the United Kingdom.

It issue stems from Crowdstrike, a cybersecurity firm that services numerous industries. ABC News’ Mike Dobuski has the very latest.

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