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  • Airlines, banks, and supermarkets face disruptions due to an IT outage linked to CrowdStrike.
  • CrowdStrike's CEO said the problem was not caused by a cyberattack and a fix had been deployed.
  • Here's why it's taking so long for businesses to fix the issue. 

Major airlines, banks, and supermarkets are experiencing widespread disruptions linked to an IT outage after Microsoft reported problems connected to an update issued by the cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike.