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CrowdStrike outage Blue Screen of Death photos from around the world

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Blue Screens of Death in Indira Gandhi International Airport. | Photo by Kabir Jhangiani / NurPhoto via Getty Images
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Photos of a world seeing blue due to the massive outage affecting Microsoft Windows systems on Friday.

A faulty update from cybersecurity provider CrowdStrike is responsible for a global IT outage leading to some truly unique imagery of blue screens. From the screens in Times Square in New York to airports and banks globally, this outage has everyone seeing blue.

If you have a photo of a Blue Screen of Death and want to share, please reach out! We’ll be updating this post as images come in.

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In Times Square in New York City, screens displayed the blue screen of death while some screens went completely black.Photo by Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images
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Photo by Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images
USA: Major Microsoft IT outage hits globally
Photo by Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images
Major IT Outage hits banks, airlines, businesses worldwide
Passengers are forced to wait at Madrid-Barajas International Airport in Madrid, Spain.Photo by Diego Radames/Anadolu via Getty Images
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Unusable self-checkout terminals of a supermarket in Sydney, Australia.Photo by SAEED KHAN/AFP via Getty Images
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Blue screens at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York.
Global IT Outage Disrupts Flights, Commutes
More blue screens at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York.
Computer screens show an error at an Amtrak waiting area at Back Bay station in Boston, MA.
Computer screens show an error at an Amtrak waiting area at Back Bay station in Boston, MA.Sipa USA via AP
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A large screen in the Dubai Metro show the blue screen of death.Photo by GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP via Getty Images
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Airports in New Delhi, India also hit by the outage.Photo by Amarjeet Kumar Singh/Anadolu via Getty Images
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A error blue screen is displayed at a currency exchange store at the Hong Kong International Airport.Photo by Anthony Kwan/Getty Images
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