Tech disruptions sparked by software update highlight the fragility of globally connected technology
8 months, 1 week 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 the very homogenous technology that goes into the backbone of all of our IT infrastructure,” said Gregory Falco, an assistant professor of engineering at Cornell University. “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 affecting computers running Microsoft’s Windows operating system was not a hacking incident or cyberattack, according to CrowdStrike, which apologized and said a fix was on the way.

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How the CrowdStrike outage made IT supply chains the new big issue in tech
3 months 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
6 months, 1 week 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 boss apologises over global IT outage
6 months, 1 week 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 …

CrowdStrike prepares to face questions in US congress over global IT outage
6 months, 1 week 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
7 months 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 reveals ‘root cause’ of global Microsoft meltdown
7 months, 3 weeks ago

CrowdStrike reveals ‘root cause’ of global Microsoft meltdown

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 CrowdStrike, the cybersecurity company at the centre of last month’s Microsoft meltdown, has …

CrowdStrike releases root cause analysis of the global Microsoft breakdown
7 months, 3 weeks 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
8 months, 1 week ago

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

The Independent  

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How IT Departments Scrambled to Address the CrowdStrike Chaos
8 months, 1 week 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
8 months, 1 week 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
8 months, 1 week 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
8 months, 1 week 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
8 months, 1 week 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 …

Column: The CrowdStrike meltdown reminds us that the hacking problem doesn’t come only from outside
8 months, 1 week 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 …

Opinion: The CrowdStrike outage shows the danger of depending on Big Tech overlords
8 months, 1 week 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 …

CrowdStrike CEO called to testify to Congress over cybersecurity’s firm role in global tech outage
8 months, 1 week ago

CrowdStrike CEO called to testify to Congress over cybersecurity’s firm role in global tech outage

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — U.S. House leaders are calling on CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz to testify to Congress about the cybersecurity company’s role in sparking the widespread tech outage that grounded flights, knocked banks and hospital systems offline and affected services around the world. “While we appreciate CrowdStrike’s response and coordination with stakeholders, we cannot ignore the magnitude of this incident, which …

Microsoft IT outage live: Travellers still stranded as experts warn problem is likely to happen again
8 months, 1 week 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 …

CrowdStrike outage continues to wreak havoc around the globe - as the firm claims a 'significant number' of the 8.5 million Windows devices affected by the blackout are back online
8 months, 1 week ago

CrowdStrike outage continues to wreak havoc around the globe - as the firm claims a 'significant number' of the 8.5 million Windows devices affected by the blackout are back online

Daily Mail  

Microsoft Windows devices that are affected are requiring a manual fix The CrowdStrike outage continues to wreak havoc around the globe, four days after the issue first began. Millions of shops, airports, railways and GP surgeries are still experiencing issues thanks to a 'buggy' security update to Falcon, CrowdStrike's antivirus software that protects Microsoft Windows devices from cyberattacks. CrowdStrike's update …

Don't fall for quick fixes: How Microsoft's global IT outage gave rise to scams – Firstpost
8 months, 1 week 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
8 months, 1 week 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
8 months, 1 week 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
8 months, 1 week 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?
8 months, 1 week 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
8 months, 1 week 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
8 months, 1 week 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 …

IT Crisis: Microsoft deploys hundreds of engineers to restore services
8 months, 1 week ago

IT Crisis: Microsoft deploys hundreds of engineers to restore services

India TV News  

IT Crisis: Microsoft deploys hundreds of engineers to restore services Microsoft stated in a blog post that around 8.5 million devices were affected by the outage, worldwide. It was mentioned in the official blog post of Microsoft on July 20: "Deploying hundreds of Microsoft engineers and experts to work directly with customers to restore services.” The global outage impacted several …

Crowdstrike-related IT outage affected 8.5 million Windows devices: Microsoft
8 months, 1 week 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
8 months, 1 week 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
8 months, 1 week 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
8 months, 1 week 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
8 months, 1 week 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
8 months, 1 week 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. …

Australian small businesses, regional towns among those most affected by CrowdStrike IT outage
8 months, 1 week ago

Australian small businesses, regional towns among those most affected by CrowdStrike IT outage

ABC  

"Frustrating" just about sums up the vibe of the Friday afternoon thousands of Australia just had, although that still might be underselling it. "The service desk staff can't help, computers are down, they don't know what's going on, they're just waiting and seeing," Mr Gibson said. In South Australia, Hey George owner Omid Ahmad said the outage was "a big …

Scammers will pounce on global outage caused by CrowdStrike bug, Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil warns
8 months, 1 week 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," …

One small update brought down millions of IT systems around the world. It's a timely warning
8 months, 1 week 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
8 months, 1 week 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 …

Disruptions continue after IT outage affects millions around the globe
8 months, 1 week 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 …

How a bug in a little-known piece of software caused a global meltdown
8 months, 1 week ago

How a bug in a little-known piece of software caused a global meltdown

ABC  

On Friday afternoon, a little-known computer program triggered an IT meltdown that took down digital infrastructure on a global scale. "It's possible we'll have difficulties updating this story due to computer systems affecting us here at the ABC," wrote the ABC's Joseph Dunstan on the blog at 4pm AEST. When a Reuters reporter called the company's technical support, they received …

What actually happened inside the CrowdStrike update to cause a worldwide IT breakdown?
8 months, 1 week ago

What actually happened inside the CrowdStrike update to cause a worldwide IT breakdown?

ABC  

Airports were left in chaos, supermarket check-outs started malfunctioning and journalists scrambled without the basic tools of the trade to report on an issue causing havoc worldwide. A regular system update How a bug in a little-known piece of software caused a global meltdown Photo shows People move around below a blank sign in a Berlin airport Seemingly all at …

Massive outage causes worldwide chaos as software firm warns full fix could take ‘some time’
8 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
8 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
8 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 …

'Working closely with CrowdStrike to bring systems back online': Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on global outage
8 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 …

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

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

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 …

Satya Nadella's first reaction on Microsoft outage: ‘Yesterday, CrowdStrike…’
8 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’
8 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
8 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 …

What caused the Microsoft's global outage? CrowdStrike software failure causes banks, airlines and hospital systems to go down
8 months, 2 weeks ago

What caused the Microsoft's global outage? CrowdStrike software failure causes banks, airlines and hospital systems to go down

Daily Mail  

Americans have fallen victim to the 'mother of all outages' after Microsoft experienced a meltdown on Friday. The global computer outage first started with Microsoft, leading people to believe that the company's systems were to blame, but Crowdstrike was found to be at fault a few hours later. Crowdstrike, an Austin-based cybersecurity specialist, provides software to 29,000 businesses and industries …

A massive tech outage is causing worldwide disruptions. Here’s what we know
8 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 …

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