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A passenger checks her mobile phone next to monitors display displaying flights information at Tocumen International Airport in Panama City on July 19, 2024, after a bug caused a global outage affecting airports, making it impossible to board planes and forcing multiple delays and cancellations around the world. Airlines, banks, TV channels and other business across the globe were scrambling Friday to deal with one of the biggest IT crashes in recent years, caused by an update to an antivirus program. The outage has wrought havoc on computer systems worldwide, grounding flights across the globe. (Photo by ARNULFO FRANCO / AFP) (Photo by ARNULFO FRANCO/AFP via Getty Images)