Global IT outage hits Dynacare labs, Winnipeg Goldeyes, Porter Airlines
A widespread tech outage that has impacted many industries around the globe has also hit home in Winnipeg.
All Dynacare medical laboratories across the province have been temporarily closed due to an outage to the company’s systems.
“We are working to reopen as soon as possible,” the health-care company said on its website.
The Goldeyes, the city’s professional baseball team, posted on social media accounts on Friday that its in-house ticket system is also affected.
An alert sent by global cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike to its clients and reviewed by Reuters said the company’s Falcon Sensor software is causing Microsoft Windows to crash.
The problem crashed Windows machines and servers, sending them into a loop of recovery so they couldn’t restart.
“This is not a security incident or cyberattack. The issue has been identified, isolated and a fix has been deployed,” company CEO George Kurtz said in a message posted on social media.
Manitoba’s public health system is not directly affected by the CrowdStrike outage. Its digital services use a different provider for cybersecurity, a spokesperson for Shared Health, the organization that oversees health-care delivery in the province, said in an email to CBC News.
“We understand that Dynacare labs are closed today across Manitoba, which is causing heavier outpatient traffic than usual at various hospital labs. No patient needing a blood lab will be turned away as long as they have a valid requisition form, but they are cautioned that wait times may be longer due to the increased traffic and the need for lab staff to prioritize our hospital-based patients.”
Porter Airlines has also cancelled flights in Canada until 3 p.m.
The Winnipeg Airports Authority urges passengers on any airline to check the status of their flights, and if flights are cancelled, not to go to the airport.
The airport itself has not been impacted by the CrowdStrike issue, a spokesperson said.
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