Australian Cyber Intelligence Agency Warns of Malicious Websites and Non-official Codes Amidst Global Digital Outage

TapTechNews July 20th news, according to Reuters, the Australian Cyber Intelligence Agency announced on Saturday local time that malicious websites and unofficial codes are spreading online, and these contents claim to help users recover from Friday's global digital major outage.

The Australian Minister of Cyber Security, Clare O'Neil, said on the social media platform X that Australians should be vigilant about potential scams and phishing attempts.

The Australian Cyber Intelligence Agency - the Australian Signals Directorate said that its Cyber Security Center strongly encourages all consumers to obtain technical information and updates only from the CrowdStrike official source.

Due to a software update failure of the CrowdStrike company, a large number of Microsoft Windows devices around the world have experienced service outages including the blue screen, and Australia is one of the many countries and regions affected. The Commonwealth Bank of Australia is the largest bank in Australia, and the bank said that some customers cannot transfer money; the national airline Qantas and Sydney Airport said that planes are delayed but still flying.

According to TapTechNews earlier today, on July 19 local time, the system problem of this large-scale outbreak has caused more than 2,000 flights in the United States to be grounded and more than 5,300 flights to be delayed.

Microsoft's large-scale blue screen of death failure yesterday affected all walks of life around the world - including airlines, banks, hotels and even broadcasters.