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Challenges remain for some pharmacies after global IT chaos

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The world was hit by technical issues on Friday as a result of an update from data security firm Crowdstrike.

Among Norwegian pharmacies, the IT problems most affected the pharmacy chain Apotek 1. On Friday, the chain had to close all of its branches, but eventually reopened.

– Many pharmacies are now open as normal again, but some open-chain pharmacies are still experiencing regulatory challenges, Apotek 1 VG reported.

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Computer problems around the world

What happened?
  • Many international companies were hit by a major network outage on Friday.
  • The bug comes from a software update from security firm Crowdstrike, whose software is used by large companies and corporations around the world.
  • The company’s software is used by a number of large companies and organizations around the world to protect them from various types of data attacks.
  • According to the National Security Agency (NSM), there is no cyber attack.
Who is injured?
  • The bug is believed to have affected Windows computers, causing everything from instability to complete failure.
  • A number of international airports were hit.
  • In Norway, several websites will be offline, including Tryg forsikring and Biltema.
  • Norwegian and international media, international banks, hospitals and healthcare institutions have been affected.

Customers are advised to go to the pharmacy as usual.

We work hard to make systems usable for everyone.

Vitusapotek also had problems and Boots Apotek had problems with its online pharmacy.

Air traffic affected

In Norway, the data problem affected several stores, airlines and Norges Bank. Air traffic in Norway was not directly affected by the data problems, but problems at several airports around the world are still causing delays in Norway.

The work went smoothly on Saturday, said Catherine Frahmholt, Avinor’s communications director.

– If you are going to travel, just arrive at your normal time and look forward to the holiday, she tells VG.

Experts warned on Friday that the risk of this happening again is increasing.

“This shows how vulnerable we are to simple mistakes,” data security expert Goran Breivik told VG on Friday.

He believes that the risk of system errors is not adequately reported.

– It is not only about attacks that we need to think about, but also about how supply chain failures can pose a risk.

– Lives can be lost if people don’t get their medicine.

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