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World IT outage: some cashpoints affected and flight cancellations top 5,000
Cashpoints latest to be hit by the IT outage
This Friday was one of the least easiest for many people across the globe. A raft of global institutions - including hospitals, major banks, media outlets and airlines - have reported a mass IT outage, affecting their ability to offer services. Delays are still ongoing at many of the major world airports after thousands of flights were cancelled.
Devina Gupta finds out how can anyone be prepared for anything like this? And who is going to pay for this IT disaster?
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