Global Windows outage: 5Paisa, AngleOne users report glitches

Global Windows outage: The global Microsoft outage, which has disrupted airlines, banks, and stock exchanges worldwide, has also affected Indian brokerages and users. Technical glitches have been reported on online broking platforms, including 5Paisa and Angel One with users experiencing issues with mobile apps.

“Due to a global outage with Crowdstrike/Microsoft, offering a cybersecurity solution, our systems are affected. Our team is working closely with both of them to restore our systems as soon as possible,” 5Paisa stated in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter.

Users of different stock broking platforms have also reported facing glitches.

Despite these disruptions, a spokesperson for BSE Ltd. confirmed that the stock exchange remained unaffected. Similarly, the National Stock Exchange reported business as usual.

The outage led to a series of technical issues that disrupted services at airlines, banks, and the London Stock Exchange on Friday. This unusually widespread cascade of failures spread from the US to Asia following Microsoft Corp.'s report of an outage across its online services. The exact cause of these issues remains unclear.

A Microsoft spokesperson stated that the company is investigating the situation.  The failures occurred shortly after Microsoft resolved an Azure cloud services outage, with the company’s status pages previously showing issues with Azure and Microsoft 365 for several hours.