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CrowdStrike and Microsoft: The Epic IT Outage Saga Unveiled

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Find out how CrowdStrike and Microsoft caused global chaos with a single update! A must-read for tech enthusiasts. #CrowdStrike #Microsoft #ITOutage

In a bizarre turn of events, the collaboration between CrowdStrike and Microsoft led to a worldwide IT outage that affected critical systems in various industries. What started as a routine update quickly spiraled into chaos, with reports of the Blue Screen of Death haunting Windows users globally. From airlines to banks, the disruptions were felt far and wide, leaving many scratching their heads.

As the crisis unfolded, CrowdStrike faced mounting pressure as their security update wreaked havoc on Windows PCs, rendering them inoperable. The root cause was traced back to a faulty update that triggered a series of technical glitches, grounding planes and halting financial transactions. The scale of the outage was unprecedented, drawing attention to the fragile nature of interconnected digital systems.

Despite the chaos, CrowdStrike swiftly worked on a fix to address the issue, reassuring users that the outage was not a result of a cyberattack but rather a technical flaw in the update process. With the situation gradually stabilizing, the incident served as a wake-up call for the tech industry, highlighting the importance of rigorous testing and quality control in software updates.

In the aftermath of the global IT meltdown, both CrowdStrike and Microsoft provided insights into the incident, emphasizing the need for enhanced cybersecurity measures and collaboration to prevent similar disruptions in the future. The incident also shed light on the interconnectedness of the digital ecosystem, where a minor glitch can have far-reaching consequences. As companies worldwide reevaluate their IT infrastructure, the CrowdStrike-Microsoft saga serves as a cautionary tale for the tech community.

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Crowdstrike and Microsoft: What we know about global IT outage (BBC News)

Australia's home affairs ministry and American Airlines have both said the outage appeared to be related to an issue at global cyber-security firm Crowdstrike.

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CrowdStrike Windows Outage—What Happened And What To Do ... (Forbes)

A CrowdStrike update is breaking computers running Windows, causing them to crash and display the Blue Screen of Death. Companies around the world have been ...

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Breaking: Crowdstrike linked to global IT outages that's hit airlines ... (Travolution)

Airlines, airports and railways are among those affected by mass IT outages being reported around the world. Cybersecurity specialist Crowdstrike, updated a ...

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Puts on Crowdstrike ramp up amid global network chaos (Proactive Investors UK)

Cybersecurity giant CrowdStrike Holdings plc is coming under immense selling pressure as its role in a major global outage becomes clearer. Airlines,...

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Microsoft Azure outage and faulty CrowdStrike update grounds ... (DatacenterDynamics)

Cybersecurity software firm CrowdStrike said that an update it released was accidentally causing blue screen of death error screens. Microsoft logo. – Getty ...

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Major Microsoft and Crowdstrike disruptions ground planes, banks ... (Fortune)

A series of technical glitches disrupted services at airlines, banks and the London Stock Exchange on Friday, an unusually widespread cascade of failures ...

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Huge Microsoft Outage, Linked to CrowdStrike, Takes Down ... (WIRED)

A software update from cybersecurity company Crowdstrike appears to have inadvertently disrupted IT systems globally.

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Crowdstrike security update fails Windows PCs globally (ComputerWeekly.com)

An update to the security firm's Falcon service has led to many Windows users being unable to work this morning. Microosft 365 are also impacted.

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CrowdStrike has 'issued a fix' to Windows outage – as it happened (The Guardian)

She says a fix has been issued but it may take a while – it's understood every affected computer had to be rebooted. O'Neil says: The Australian Government has ...

Windows IT outage blamed software update; CrowdStrike works on fix (TechInformed)

Windows outage most likely to have been caused by a misconfiguration in CrowdStrike cyber security threat checker, expert says.

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CrowdStrike says source of IT outage 'identified' and 'fix deployed' (Sky News)

US company says the issue is "not a security incident or cyberattack" but is a "defect" in a "single content update for Windows hosts".

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A 'blue screen of death loop': How a Crowdstrike update crashed ... (City A.M.)

What is Crowdstrike and how has it caused a global IT outage that has disrupted airports, railways, telecoms and media companies today?

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What is CrowdStrike, and how has it caused the global IT outage? (iNews)

Microsoft has confirmed it was aware of and fixing issues with its cloud platform, Azure, but many cyber security experts have reported the potential source of ...

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Crowdstrike-Microsoft IT crash – are you being affected? (The Negotiator)

A worldwide outage of online services, caused by a Crowdstrike cyber security update, is disrupting computer systems and could affect your business today.

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Statement on Falcon Content Update for Windows Hosts ... (The Dallas Morning News)

Mac and Linux hosts are not impacted. This is not a security incident or cyberattack. The issue has been identified, isolated and a fix has been deployed. We ...

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Microsoft IT outage live updates: Worldwide travel and banking hit ... (BBC News)

The boss of Crowdstrike says it "could be some time" before systems are fully back after a software bug triggered Microsoft outages.

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What is Crowdstrike? The $80 billion company linked to 'largest IT ... (The Independent)

Falcon provides EDR, or endpoint detection and response, technology that spots attacks on users. It is intended to keep computers safe by running on them so ...

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US transportation, police and hospital systems stricken by global ... (The Guardian)

In the US, airports along the east coast from Miami to Boston were engulfed in chaos amid serious flight disruptions caused by the Microsoft Windows outage, ...

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It's not just CrowdStrike - the cyber sector is vulnerable (Financial Times)

It takes malicious adversaries an average of 62 minutes to bring your business down, warns the CrowdStrike website. In the event, the cyber security company ...

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CrowdStrike 'actively working' to fix flaw that sparked global IT outage (The Independent)

Chief executive George Kurtz said the incident was caused by a software defect and not a security incident.

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CrowdStrike update chaos explained: What you need to know ... (ComputerWeekly.com)

A botched software update at cyber security firm CrowdStrike has caused IT chaos around the world. Learn more about the global CrowdStrike update outage as ...

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IT problems will take 'some time' to fix, says Crowdstrike boss (BBC News)

The boss of cyber-security firm Crowdstrike has admitted it could be "some time" before all systems are back up and running after an update from the company ...

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CrowdStrike Sell-Off a Buying Opportunity After Outage (Morningstar)

Security stock has fallen sharply in early trading despite credible response to global tech outage.

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Statement on Falcon Content Update for Windows Hosts ... (Axios)

CrowdStrike is the leader in next-generation endpoint protection, threat intelligence and response services. CrowdStrike's core technology, the Falcon platform, ...

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From trains to retail, how CrowdStrike outage caused havoc across ... (The Guardian)

Transport, hospitals, television stations, sports clubs and financial systems among the sectors hit.

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Global Microsoft Meltdown Tied to Bad Crowstrike Update – Krebs ... (Krebs on Security)

A faulty software update from cybersecurity vendor Crowdstrike crippled countless Microsoft Windows computers across the globe today, disrupting everything ...

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What is CrowdStrike and how did it cause a global Windows outage? (The Guardian)

Software made by US cybersecurity company was intended to protect against crashes and disruptions in vital systems – it ended up taking them down.

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Expert reaction to Crowdstrike IT disaster | Bayes Business School (Cass Business School)

On the early morning of 19 July, Cybersecurity firm Crowdstrike ran an update that affected Windows operating systems, affecting IT systems in healthcare, ...

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Expert reaction to Crowdstrike IT disaster | City, University of London (Cass Business School)

Academic experts from City and Bayes have shared their reactions to the IT update from Crowdstrike that affected IT systems globally.

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Our Statement on Today's Outage | CrowdStrike (Arizona's Family)

CrowdStrike is operating normally, and this issue does not affect our Falcon platform systems. There is no impact to any protection if the Falcon sensor is ...

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IT problems will take 'some time' to fix, says Crowdstrike boss (BBC News)

The issue was caused when an update from Crowdstrike caused Microsoft systems to "blue screen" and crash. The problem piece of software was sent out ...

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Crowdstrike and Microsoft: What we know about global IT outage (BBC News)

Cyber-security firm Crowdstrike has admitted that the problem was caused by an update to its antivirus software, which is designed to protect Microsoft Windows ...

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CrowdStrike software update at the root of a massive global IT outage (Cybersecurity Dive)

A defective software update led to major disruptions in aviation, banking and other industries as Microsoft 365 services were impacted worldwide.

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What's to blame for the CrowdStrike mess? Our drive for efficiency. (The Washington Post)

The internet was just beginning, and global trade was shifting manufacturing from the United States to countries that had cost advantages (such as China and ...

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Global IT outage: CrowdStrike issue could take 'weeks' to clear as ... (Sky News)

More than 5000 flights were cancelled as a global IT outage hit Windows PCs on Friday, while the "majority" of GP surgeries in England and Northern Ireland ...

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Crowdstrike: Global cyber agencies warn about scammers (BBC News)

Agencies in the UK and Australia are warning people to be vigilante to fake emails, calls and websites.

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