Global technology outages disrupt some flights in San Diego

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) -- A massive technology outage Friday morning impacted several services and companies worldwide, including here in San Diego.

Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike said that the issue believed to be behind the outage was not a security incident or cyberattack, and was instead a problem that occurred when it deployed a faulty update to computers running Microsoft Windows.

Specifically affected were several airlines and flights throughout the country as well as globally. Locally, some delays and cancelations have been reported at the San Diego International Airport (SAN).

American, Delta and United Airlines were among those who grounded flights less than an hour after Microsoft announced this issue. The outage has reportedly since been fixed, however, there is a ripple effect following the disruption as computer systems get back to normal.