CrowdStrike boss apologises over global IT outage
3 months, 2 weeks ago

CrowdStrike boss apologises over global IT outage

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike has again apologised for the global IT outage sparked by a flawed update, as a company executive faced questions from legislators in the US. The July incident, sparked by a flawed software update rolled out by the US firm, crippled around eight and a half million computers running Microsoft software, which brought businesses and infrastructure to a standstill. I can assure that we continue to approach this with a great sense of urgency.” The committee members pressed Mr Meyers on how the incident occurred in the first place, with legislators likening its impact to that of a well-planned, sophisticated cyber attack, but instead had happened because of a “mistake” inside CrowdStrike’s software. In its analysis of the outage published in the aftermath of the incident, CrowdStrike said an “undetected error” in a software update sparked the problem, with a bug in the firm’s content validation system meaning “problematic content data” was not spotted and then allowed to roll out to Microsoft Windows customers, causing the crash.

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How the CrowdStrike outage made IT supply chains the new big issue in tech
1 week, 4 days ago

How the CrowdStrike outage made IT supply chains the new big issue in tech

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The CrowdStrike outage – which caused massive disruption in the NHS, transport, banking …

CrowdStrike executive apologizes to Congress for July global tech outage
3 months, 2 weeks ago

CrowdStrike executive apologizes to Congress for July global tech outage

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy An executive at cybersecurity …

CrowdStrike prepares to face questions in US congress over global IT outage
3 months, 2 weeks ago

CrowdStrike prepares to face questions in US congress over global IT outage

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy CrowdStrike, the cybersecurity firm at …

Microsoft CrowdStrike IT outage: cybersecurity firm exec to testify before Congress on IT outage
4 months, 1 week ago

Microsoft CrowdStrike IT outage: cybersecurity firm exec to testify before Congress on IT outage

The Hindu  

A senior executive at cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike will testify before a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee on September 24 on the company's faulty software update that caused a global IT outage. Adam Meyers, senior vice president for counter adversary operations at CrowdStrike, will testify before the House Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection subcommittee, the panel said Friday. "Considering the …

CrowdStrike releases root cause analysis of the global Microsoft breakdown
5 months ago

CrowdStrike releases root cause analysis of the global Microsoft breakdown

ABC  

CrowdStrike would be feeling "very embarrassed" after issuing its Root Cause Analysis of the faulty software update that led to potentially the largest global IT outage in history, experts say. "It's sitting as close to the engine that powers the operating system as possible," Professor Goode said. In the RCA, CrowdStrike called it the "Channel 291 Incident", in which a …

CrowdStrike reveals how huge Microsoft outage that led to global chaos actually happened
5 months, 2 weeks ago

CrowdStrike reveals how huge Microsoft outage that led to global chaos actually happened

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Due to a bug in the Content Validator, one of the two Template Instances passed validation despite …

How IT Departments Scrambled to Address the CrowdStrike Chaos
5 months, 2 weeks ago

How IT Departments Scrambled to Address the CrowdStrike Chaos

Wired  

Just before 1:00 am local time on Friday, a system administrator for a West Coast company that handles funeral and mortuary services woke up suddenly and noticed his computer screen was aglow. The security firm accidentally caused chaos around the world on Friday and into the weekend after distributing faulty software to its Falcon monitoring platform, hobbling airlines, hospitals, and …

CrowdStrike blames bug for letting bad data slip through, leading to global tech outage
5 months, 2 weeks ago

CrowdStrike blames bug for letting bad data slip through, leading to global tech outage

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — CrowdStrike is blaming a bug in an update that allowed its cybersecurity systems to push bad data out to millions of customer computers, setting off last week’s global tech outage that grounded flights, took TV broadcasts off air and disrupted banks, hospitals and retailers. The company on Wednesday posted details online from its “preliminary post incident review …

CrowdStrike outage: We finally know what caused it - and how much it cost
5 months, 2 weeks ago

CrowdStrike outage: We finally know what caused it - and how much it cost

CNN  

CNN — Insurers have begun calculating the financial damage caused by last week’s devastating CrowdStrike software glitch that crashed computers, canceled flights and disrupted hospitals all around the globe — and the picture isn’t pretty. “This incident highlights a growing risk of single points of failure,” Fitch said in a blog post, warning that such single points of failure “are …

CrowdStrike CEO warns of hacking threat as outage persists
5 months, 2 weeks ago

CrowdStrike CEO warns of hacking threat as outage persists

Live Mint  

The CrowdStrike glitch that caused outages for millions of users of Microsoft Windows devices last week continued to roil industries and snarl global air travel. Warning customers that bad actors were trying to exploit the event, the company said it had identified a malicious file being sent around by hackers posing as a ‘quick fix’ to the problem. A file …

CrowdStrike is too big to fail
5 months, 2 weeks ago

CrowdStrike is too big to fail

Live Mint  

If you couldn’t use your laptop last week, you weren’t alone. They weren’t the only ones affected; when a CrowdStrike software update went awry, the computers and tablets of millions of people using Microsoft Windows went kaput. That’s why Congress deemed certain banks “too big to fail" and subsequently adopted new regulations and oversight in the financial system. We sought …

Opinion: The CrowdStrike outage shows the danger of depending on Big Tech overlords
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Opinion: The CrowdStrike outage shows the danger of depending on Big Tech overlords

LA Times  

Screens display a blue error message at a departure floor of LaGuardia Airport in New York on Friday after a faulty CrowdStrike update caused a major outage for computers running Microsoft Windows. The shutdown brought Americans’ collective cyber vulnerability into sharp focus: Our reliance on trillion-dollar tech overlords may imperil national security. In 2023, federal Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency …

Column: The CrowdStrike meltdown reminds us that the hacking problem doesn’t come only from outside
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Column: The CrowdStrike meltdown reminds us that the hacking problem doesn’t come only from outside

LA Times  

Just last Wednesday, I posted a column reporting how our richest corporations, through sheer miserliness and profit-seeking, left millions of Americans vulnerable to technological attacks on their privacy and welfare. A report issued in March by the government’s Cyber Safety Review Board about a major hacking intrusion into Microsoft’s cloud system in March 2023 asserted that the company’s “ubiquitous and …

Microsoft IT outage live: Travellers still stranded as experts warn problem is likely to happen again
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Microsoft IT outage live: Travellers still stranded as experts warn problem is likely to happen again

The Independent  

✕ Close Huge airport queues as global IT outage causes chaos at Heathrow Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy …

RBI’s Rao flags outsourcing, cybersecurity risks days after Microsoft outage
5 months, 2 weeks ago

RBI’s Rao flags outsourcing, cybersecurity risks days after Microsoft outage

Live Mint  

Mumbai: Reserve Bank of India deputy governor M. Rajeshwar Rao on Monday flagged the risks around cybersecurity and growing dependency of financial services companies on outsourcing arrangements, days after a global Microsoft Windows outage disrupted the operations of industries worldwide, including airlines, banks, and hospitals. “The first issue I would like to discuss is the issue of third-party dependence and …

Don't fall for quick fixes: How Microsoft's global IT outage gave rise to scams – Firstpost
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Don't fall for quick fixes: How Microsoft's global IT outage gave rise to scams – Firstpost

Firstpost  

Cybersecurity experts and agencies worldwide are cautioning people about a surge in opportunistic hacking attempts related to the recent IT outage. While there is no evidence that the outage was caused by malicious activity, some bad actors are attempting to exploit the situation United Airlines employees wait by a departures monitor displaying a blue error screen, also known as the …

Why Didn’t Apple Devices Get Affected By CrowdStrike Outage
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Why Didn’t Apple Devices Get Affected By CrowdStrike Outage

News 18  

Friday morning proved to be the biggest IT shutdown in decades and all thanks to a major software error from a company called CrowdStrike. This company was supposed to help us prevent major cyber attacks on systems but its own mistake has cost billions to the industry, let alone Microsoft, which claims around 8.5 billion devices running on its software …

Patching the problem relating to accountability
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Patching the problem relating to accountability

China Daily  

A view shows a Microsoft logo at Microsoft offices in Issy-les-Moulineaux near Paris, France, March 25, 2024. "CrowdStrike is actively working with customers impacted by a defect found in a single content update for Windows hosts," the company said in a statement. Microsoft seems to be ready to pretend it is simply a victim rather than an accountable party, saying …

8.5 million computers running Windows affected by faulty update from CrowdStrike
5 months, 2 weeks ago

8.5 million computers running Windows affected by faulty update from CrowdStrike

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Government cybersecurity agencies across the globe and even CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz are warning businesses and individuals …

What caused the Microsoft IT outage that broke flights, banks and trains across the world?
5 months, 2 weeks ago

What caused the Microsoft IT outage that broke flights, banks and trains across the world?

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A widespread computer outage left flights grounded, TV stations offline and much of …

IT outage: Microsoft deploys hundreds of engineers, experts to restore services
5 months, 2 weeks ago

IT outage: Microsoft deploys hundreds of engineers, experts to restore services

Deccan Chronicle  

US software giant Microsoft has deployed hundreds of engineers and experts with its customers to restore their services after an outage caused by its cyber security partner CrowdStrike, the company said in a blog.According to Microsoft, 8.5 million devices across the world were impacted by the outage caused by an update from CrowdStrike on July 18. "Deploying hundreds of Microsoft …

It could take up to two weeks to resolve 'teething issues' following CrowdStrike outage, Clare O'Neil says
5 months, 2 weeks ago

It could take up to two weeks to resolve 'teething issues' following CrowdStrike outage, Clare O'Neil says

ABC  

Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil says it may take one to two weeks to get all affected sectors back online following Friday's major IT outage, caused by a software update by global cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike. However, Oxford University management professor Ciaran Martin, a former chief executive of the UK's National Cyber Security Centre, said many governments would be powerless to …

Crowdstrike-related IT outage affected 8.5 million Windows devices: Microsoft
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Crowdstrike-related IT outage affected 8.5 million Windows devices: Microsoft

Hindustan Times  

A global tech outage that was related to a software update by cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike affected nearly 8.5 million Microsoft devices, Microsoft said in a blog post on Saturday. Crowdstrike-related IT outage affected 8.5 million Windows devices: Microsoft "We currently estimate that CrowdStrike's update affected 8.5 million Windows devices, or less than one percent of all Windows machines," it said …

Malicious actors trying to exploit global tech outage for their own gain
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Malicious actors trying to exploit global tech outage for their own gain

Associated Press  

As the world continues to recover from massive business and travel disruptions caused by a faulty software update from cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike, malicious actors are trying to exploit the situation for their own gain. “I encourage everyone to remain vigilant and ensure that you’re engaging with official CrowdStrike representatives.” The UK Cyber Security Center said they have noticed an increase …

How a faulty CrowdStrike update crashed computers around the world
5 months, 2 weeks ago

How a faulty CrowdStrike update crashed computers around the world

Associated Press  

Airlines, banks, hospitals and other risk-averse organizations around the world chose cybersecurity company CrowdStrike to protect their computer systems from hackers and data breaches. “What really causes this mess is that we rely on very few companies, and everybody uses the same folks, so everyone goes down at the same time.” The trouble with the update issued by CrowdStrike and …

Patients face more disruption this weekend as they try to collect prescriptions after Crowdstrike IT outage, pharmacists warn
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Patients face more disruption this weekend as they try to collect prescriptions after Crowdstrike IT outage, pharmacists warn

Daily Mail  

Patients needing medication face more hassle this weekend as pharmacists warn of continued disruption following the world's biggest IT disaster. Pharmacists have warned patients will face continued disruptions in collecting their prescriptions after Crowdstrike's enormous IT meltdown 300 million computers were impacted by the security firm's blunder - and it may be weeks before they are fixed After the worldwide …

Millions could face delay in getting paid as global IT outage hits payroll software
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Millions could face delay in getting paid as global IT outage hits payroll software

The Independent  

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Fast and automated: Global tech outage shows hazards of cloud software updates
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Fast and automated: Global tech outage shows hazards of cloud software updates

Live Mint  

Worldwide tech outages after a defective update from cybersecurity company CrowdStrike raise questions about automating software upgrades and whether a handful of dominant suppliers—especially in the cloud—concentrates risk to a dangerous extent. “We’ve created a system that relies on third parties to provide updates you can’t see for yourself," said Gerstell, a former general counsel for the National Security Agency. …

Microsoft outage continues to affect flight operations; Here's what Civil Aviation Ministry says
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Microsoft outage continues to affect flight operations; Here's what Civil Aviation Ministry says

India TV News  

Microsoft outage: The global Microsoft outage brought a halt on the crucial aspects of human life – flights, banking and media – on Friday and some of it persisted on Saturday as flights were delayed on various airports across India. Union Ministry of Civil Aviation, however, issued a statement on Saturday stating that the airline systems across airports have started …

Tech disruptions sparked by software update highlight the fragility of globally connected technology
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Tech disruptions sparked by software update highlight the fragility of globally connected technology

New Indian Express  

Airlines, banks, hospitals and other risk-averse organizations around the world chose cybersecurity company CrowdStrike to protect their computer systems from hackers and data breaches. But all it took was one faulty CrowdStrike software update to cause global disruptions Friday that grounded flights, knocked banks and media outlets offline, and disrupted hospitals, retailers and other services. “This is a function of …

One small update brought down millions of IT systems around the world. It's a timely warning
5 months, 2 weeks ago

One small update brought down millions of IT systems around the world. It's a timely warning

New Indian Express  

NATHAN: This weekend's global IT outage caused by a software update gone wrong highlights the interconnected and often fragile nature of modern IT infrastructure. The outage was linked to a single update automatically rolled out to Crowdstrike Falcon, a ubiquitous cyber security tool used primarily by large organisations. While many organisations have been able to resume work now, it will …

A massive tech outage is causing worldwide disruptions. Here’s what we know
5 months, 2 weeks ago

A massive tech outage is causing worldwide disruptions. Here’s what we know

New Indian Express  

NEW YORK: Much of the world faced online disarray Friday as a widespread technology outage affected companies and services across industries — grounding flights, knocking banks and hospital systems offline and media outlets off air. The company says the problem occurred when it deployed a faulty update to computers running Microsoft Windows, noting that the issue behind the outage was …

Scammers will pounce on global outage caused by CrowdStrike bug, Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil warns
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Scammers will pounce on global outage caused by CrowdStrike bug, Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil warns

ABC  

Australians have been warned scammers and hackers are trying to capitalise on CrowdStrike-triggered outages to steal personal information including bank details and to gain access to computer systems. "Criminals look to take advantage of incidents like this CrowdStrike outage, creating a sense of urgency that you need to do what they say to protect your computer and your financial information," …

Disruptions continue after IT outage affects millions around the globe
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Disruptions continue after IT outage affects millions around the globe

NPR  

Disruptions continue after IT outage affects millions around the globe toggle caption Jack Taylor/Getty Images Disruptions caused by Friday’s global tech outage continued into Saturday, as employees of airlines, banks, hospitals and other crucial businesses worked to catch up from the backlog caused by the historic technological meltdown that affected 8.5 million Windows devices worldwide. Sponsor Message “My whole trip …

Massive outage causes worldwide chaos as software firm warns full fix could take ‘some time’
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Massive outage causes worldwide chaos as software firm warns full fix could take ‘some time’

The Independent  

An unprecedented global computer outage caused major chaos across Britain and around the world without warning on Friday – grounding thousands of flights, knocking TV stations off air, and leaving patients unable to see doctors. open image in gallery People trying to access the NHS app also encountered problems The National Pharmacy Association, which represents many of the UK’s 9,000 …

CrowdStrike boss sees his £3.4bn fortune plummet by £100k and £9bn wiped off his firm as his system sends the world into Microsoft outage crisis
5 months, 2 weeks ago

CrowdStrike boss sees his £3.4bn fortune plummet by £100k and £9bn wiped off his firm as his system sends the world into Microsoft outage crisis

Daily Mail  

The man in charge of the company behind a worldwide IT meltdown today lost nearly £250million of his personal fortune - as his firm admitted responsibility for the outage that halted GP appointments and brought British airports to a standstill. George Kurtz is the CEO of CrowdStrike, which protects some of the world's biggest brands from Internet viruses George Kurtz …

Microsoft Outage: 'We Are Aware & Working Closely With CrowdStrike,' Says CEO Satya Nadella
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Microsoft Outage: 'We Are Aware & Working Closely With CrowdStrike,' Says CEO Satya Nadella

News 18  

Microsoft Outage LIVE: Microsoft Confirms The 365 Apps And Service Outage Has Now Been Fixed Microsoft has finally shared a positive update on the major global IT outage that has affected millions. Microsoft Windows Outage LIVE: Indigo Cancels 40 Flights From Delhi Airport Today Indigo airlines on Friday cancelled 40 flights from Delhi Airport due to the Microsoft outage, said …

Microsoft outage: ‘Former Crowdstrike employee’ says his 'little update’ caused global disruption, satire or real?
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Microsoft outage: ‘Former Crowdstrike employee’ says his 'little update’ caused global disruption, satire or real?

Hindustan Times  

The global Microsoft outage on Friday caused many employees to hilariously celebrate the “Blue Screen of Death” Day with disrupted IT operations across services. Claiming to be a former employee of the cybersecurity company, he alleged on X that he had “pushed” the “little update” that ultimately resulted in Microsoft operations crashing worldwide. Along with a supposedly edited selfie of …

'Working closely with CrowdStrike to bring systems back online': Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on global outage
5 months, 2 weeks ago

'Working closely with CrowdStrike to bring systems back online': Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on global outage

Firstpost  

A CrowdStrike update triggered a global outage and affected the services of Microsoft Windows due to which users were greeted with the dreaded ‘Blue Screen of Death’ error Hours after a Microsoft outage triggered chaos across the world, Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella said that the company is monitoring the situation and working to bring systems back online. We are …

Satya Nadella's first reaction on Microsoft outage: ‘Yesterday, CrowdStrike…’
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Satya Nadella's first reaction on Microsoft outage: ‘Yesterday, CrowdStrike…’

Hindustan Times  

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on Friday said an update released by American cybersecurity group CrowdStrike “began impacting IT systems globally.” Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. “We are aware of this issue and are working closely with CrowdStrike and across the industry to provide customers technical guidance and support to safely bring their systems back online,” Nadella posted on X. What is …

World brought to a halt by drastic Microsoft outage with computers showing ‘blue screen of death’
5 months, 2 weeks ago

World brought to a halt by drastic Microsoft outage with computers showing ‘blue screen of death’

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Tracking website Down Detector registered outages and problems at a huge array of companies: Delta Airlines, Visa, …

In Graphics | What we know about Microsoft IT outage
5 months, 2 weeks ago

In Graphics | What we know about Microsoft IT outage

Firstpost  

The world witnessed chaos on Friday after banks, railways, airlines TV, networks and health firms went down. At the heart of the outage was CrowdStrike — a Texas-based cybersecurity firm that specialises in blocking and analysing attacks that comes integrated with Microsoft Windows. The company said its “Falcon Sensor” software was causing Microsoft Windows to crash and display a blue …

A massive tech outage is causing worldwide disruptions. Here’s what we know
5 months, 2 weeks ago

A massive tech outage is causing worldwide disruptions. Here’s what we know

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Much of the world faced online disarray Friday as a widespread technology outage affected companies and services across industries — grounding flights, knocking banks and hospital systems offline and media outlets off air. Friday’s disruptions began when a faulty update was pushed out from CrowdStrike for one of its tools, “Falcon.” In a statement about the ongoing …

How One Bad CrowdStrike Update Crashed the World’s Computers
55 years ago

How One Bad CrowdStrike Update Crashed the World’s Computers

Wired  

Only a handful of times in history has a single piece of code managed to instantly wreck computer systems worldwide. Huge Microsoft Outage Caused by CrowdStrike Takes Down Computers Around the World A software update from cybersecurity company CrowdStrike appears to have inadvertently disrupted IT systems globally. By Friday morning, the situation turned into a perfect storm when the security …

'Largest IT outage in history' sparks global chaos
5 months, 2 weeks ago

'Largest IT outage in history' sparks global chaos

Raw Story  

A global technology outage attributed to a software update by the U.S.-based cybersecurity firm Crowdstrike sparked chaos around the world Friday as flights were grounded and healthcare, banking, and ground transportation systems experienced major disruptions. George Kurtz, the president and CEO of Crowdstrike, said in a statement Friday morning that the company is "actively working with customers impacted by a …

What is Crowdstrike, the company behind unprecedented global IT outage
5 months, 2 weeks ago

What is Crowdstrike, the company behind unprecedented global IT outage

Hindustan Times  

A global technology outage caused major disruptions across the world. The outage has been traced back to a cybersecurity company called Crowdstrike which provides anti-cyberattack services to Microsoft, among other companies. The company customers include 298 Fortune 500 companies, eight out of the top 10 financial services firms, seven out of the top 10 manufacturers, six of the top 10 …

Microsoft outage: Australian Michael Sentonas leads Crowdstrike - the company just sparked tech chaos that grounded flights, shut supermarkets and knocked banks offline
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Microsoft outage: Australian Michael Sentonas leads Crowdstrike - the company just sparked tech chaos that grounded flights, shut supermarkets and knocked banks offline

Daily Mail  

An Australian tech guru will likely battle through a storm of chaos in the coming days and weeks as fallout from Friday's global IT outage that crippled banks, supermarkets and airlines from Australia to the United States grows. Michael Sentonas from Melbourne is the global president of Crowdstrike and is one of the few Aussies to have made it big …

Crowdstrike CEO issues apology for 'mother of all outages' - but admits it could be hours before systems are back online
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Crowdstrike CEO issues apology for 'mother of all outages' - but admits it could be hours before systems are back online

Daily Mail  

CrowdStrike has issued an apology after it caused worldwide chaos Friday after it deployed a faulty update to its software that caused a Microsoft outage. The cybersecurity firm's CEO, George Kurtz, spoke publicly about six hours after systems went down, saying the 'blues-screen of death' was caused by a software bug. The cybersecurity firm's CEO, George Kurtz, spoke publicly about …

CrowdStrike says Microsoft outage not due to cyberattack
5 months, 2 weeks ago

CrowdStrike says Microsoft outage not due to cyberattack

Firstpost  

CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz posted on social media platform X that the company ‘is actively working with customers impacted by a defect found in a single content update for Windows hosts’ A global technology outage grounded flights, knocked banks offline and media outlets off air on Friday in a massive disruption that affected companies and services around the world and …

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