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Passengers queue at counters in Hong Kong International Airport amid system outages disrupting airline operations.

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  • A worldwide IT outage caused by a CrowdStrike update disrupted air travel, banking, and TV.
  • Microsoft estimated that 8.5 million machines using Windows software were affected.
  • Experts say the outage could cost billions of dollars worldwide and take weeks to resolve.

A worldwide IT outage on Friday caused by an update issued by cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike resulted in widespread disruptions to air travel, banking services, and even television broadcasts.

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The CrowdStrike outage affected less than 1% of Windows machines, but it was en…