Overview

• Waitrose, Gail's Bakery, and Waterstones among UK retailers impacted by the outage.
• Theatres, visitor attractions, and even Parliament forced to accept cash payments.
• Crowdstrike Falcon Sensor identified as the cause; a fix has been deployed.
• Australian banks and supermarkets also experience transaction delays.
• Pro-cash advocates highlight the incident as a risk of a cashless society.