IT Collapse: Croatia’s Air Traffic Control Website Down, Flights Worldwide Grounded, TV Programs Halted

A massive IT collapse has occurred worldwide. Banks, airlines, telecommunications companies, television and radio stations, and supermarkets have been disconnected from the internet due to technical issues. According to the latest information, Croatia’s Air Traffic Control has also found itself in the same predicament.

– This morning I received information that Croatia’s Air Traffic Control is experiencing certain difficulties; operationally everything is functioning, but there has been a malfunction in the administrative program they use, it is not a cyber attack but a malfunction in that program – stated Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure Oleg Butković in Crikvenica, where he is participating in the ceremonial opening of the expanded and reconstructed Podvorska port.

He emphasized that Croatia’s Air Traffic Control is functioning normally and their operations are not in question, and that state services are involved in resolving the issue.

The website of Croatia’s Air Traffic Control is currently inaccessible.

Along with Croatia, numerous institutions and companies worldwide, including airports, banks, hospitals, and media houses, have reported technical malfunctions causing them difficulties.

Major U.S. airlines, including American Airlines, Delta Airlines, and United Airlines, are waiting on the runways, while airports in Germany and Spain are also reporting identical problems.

Passengers at Edinburgh Airport were unable to use automated boarding pass scanners, and security monitors displayed the message ‘server down’, according to a Reuters witness. The airport reverted to manual boarding pass checks as a result.

Also in the United Kingdom, Southern, Thameslink, Gatwick Express, and Great Northern – all four brands of Govia Thameslink Railway – reported that their services are facing serious technical issues.

– We cannot access the control diagrams at certain locations, which leads to potential cancellations in the short term, especially on the Thameslink and Great Northern networks. Additionally, other key systems, including our real-time user information platforms, have also been affected – the company stated.

The news comes after Microsoft announced that it continues to deal with the ‘ongoing impact’ of its 365 applications and services, which are in a ‘degraded state’. It remains unknown whether this is the same issue affecting airports and rail services worldwide.

It appears that major IT difficulties are affecting computers running the Windows operating system, including Sky News in the UK, which was unable to broadcast its morning television program.

Users on the subreddit of cybersecurity company Crowdstrike reported issues in India, the United States, and New Zealand. Users in Australia are also facing the same problem and cannot log into their computers.