Global IT mess caused it at airports, hospitals and banks worldwide.
In Sweden, several travelers were stuck at Arlanda.
Problems will remain
The chaos was caused by cyber security firm Crowdstrike’s botched software update – which in turn affected Microsoft Windows. The company’s CEO, George Kurtz, has apologized and says the error has been fixed.
But the problems may persist for some time to come.
– It may take some time for some systems that do not recover automatically, but it is our mission to ensure that all customers fully recover, he tells NBC.
“Deeply regret”
Several companies have backlogs to manage. In several countries, including the UK, Israel and Germany, several operations were forced to be canceled and companies worldwide have failed payouts to deal with.
– We deeply regret the impact we have caused to customers, travelers, everyone affected by this, including our company, says George Kurtz.
After the accident, several have questioned the fact that a small number of players control such a significant part of the industry.