Australia and New Zealand have been hit by large-scale cyber outages that have affected businesses, government services and airports.
Downdetector, a website that tracks cyber outages, reported impacts to Australian banking and telecoms institutions such as ANZ, Westpac, Visa, and Optus.
Australia’s National Cyber Security Coordinator said it was “aware of a large-scale technical outage affecting a number of companies and services across Australia this afternoon.”
It added that “there is no information to suggest it is a cyber security incident.”
Airlines affected: Sydney Airport said in a post on X that “a global technical outage has impacted some airline operations and terminal services,” adding that flight arrivals and departures continued, with some delays possible throughout the evening.
Brisbane Airport said a global IT issue was impacting check-in for “some airlines at the airport and some terminal services.” Flights are continuing to operate, the airport said.
Supermarket chains: Woolworths and Coles also reported disruptions to their operations, as well as Commonwealth Bank, Australia’s largest bank.
Police and broadcasters: New South Wales Police also reported issues, and Australia’s national broadcaster ABC said it was “experiencing a major network outage, along with several other media outlets.”
New Zealand: Downdetector in New Zealand also reported issues for banks, including ASB. Christchurch Airport was also experiencing IT issues across a number of systems “which may affect flight arrivals and departures,” the airport said on X.