Cyber outage hits government, media and telcos across Australia and New Zealand


A cash register shows a blue screen at a grocery store affected by a cyber outage in Sydney, Australia July 19, 2024. REUTERS/Stella Qiu

SYDNEY (Reuters) -A cyber outage related to issues at global cybersecurity firms CrowdStrike and Microsoft hit media, retailers, banks, airlines and telecoms companies across Australia and New Zealand on Friday.

Australia's largest bank, Commonwealth Bank said some customers had been unable to transfer money due to the service outage. National airline Qantas and Sydney airport said planes were delayed but still flying.

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