Global Microsoft Outage Forces Actor Arjun Rampal to Change Flight Plans

Arjun Rampal had to rebook his flight due to a global Microsoft outage, which affected businesses worldwide. CrowdStrike isolated the problem, confirming it wasn't a cyberattack. CERT-In issued an advisory on the impact. Rampal's latest movie 'Crakk' released in February.

Actor Arjun Rampal was compelled to change his travel plans on Friday due to a global Microsoft outage. 'Their servers are down, I don't know what has happened. I also have a ticket of another airline. I am going there,' the 'Satyagraha' actor told ANI.

The outage, which affected various businesses across the globe, included issues such as the 'Windows blue screen of death.' CrowdStrike, the security firm linked to a software update that caused the disruption, said that the issue has been isolated and a fix deployed. George Kurtz, president and CEO of CrowdStrike, reassured that it was 'not a security incident or cyberattack.'

In an advisory reported by CNN, CrowdStrike told customers early Friday that it was 'aware of reports of crashes' of its software on Microsoft Windows operating systems. The cybersecurity firm is renowned for investigating the Russian hack of Democratic National Committee computers during the 2016 US election.

Meanwhile, the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) issued an advisory, CIAD-2024-0035, addressing the severe outage impacting Microsoft Windows systems. The outage affected various sectors including airlines, banks, food chains, brokerage houses, news organizations, and railway networks, causing significant delays in flights globally.

On the professional front, Arjun Rampal was last seen in 'Crakk,' which premiered in theatres on February 23 this year. Directed by Aditya Datt, the movie also features Nora Fatehi and Amy Jackson. The film faced a box office clash with Yami Gautam's 'Article 370.' (ANI)

(With inputs from agencies.)