19 July 2024
Major disruptions to payments systems as a result of the CrowdStrike outage have not occurred and are not anticipated.
Impacts on banks and payments systems have been relatively minor, with any disruptions having already been remedied or in the process of being gradually restored.
Banks will continue to monitor for any further impacts to services.
People should also remain vigilant to the risks of scams at this time and refer to their bank’s website or social media channels for the latest information.
UPDATED ALERT FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SIGNALS DIRECTORATE:
ASD’s (Australian Signals Directorate) ACSC (Australian Cyber Security Centre) understand a number of malicious websites and unofficial code are being released claiming to help entities recover from the widespread outages caused by the CrowdStrike technical incident.
ASD’s ACSC strongly encourages all consumers to source their technical information and updates from official CrowdStrike sources only.
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