2024-07-28 01:20:48
Computer outage was worldwide. A software update from the CrowdStrike team on Windows, Microsoft’s operating system, caused many computer systems around the world to malfunction, from airports to hospitals on Friday July 19.
According to Microsoft, nearly 8.5 million devices were affected by the outage, with users experiencing “blue screens of death” that caused them to restart. This Falcon software from CrowdStrike is used by businesses around the world to better identify and combat malware and security vulnerabilities.
According to CrowdStrike, the issue is now over. The cybersecurity firm announced that more than 97% of systems affected by the virus are back online. “I would like to announce that more than 97% of Windows sensors are back online as of July 25. This improvement is due to the tireless efforts of our customers, our partners and the dedication of our team at CrowdStrike,” the boss of the American cybersecurity company, George Kurtz, said in a message published on the LinkedIn social network.
In its incident report, CrowdStrike said that this bug has been spread to millions of Windows computers and that it will change the way it handles updates in the future.
“Due to a bug in the validation system, one of the two updates was approved even though it contained problematic data,” CrowdStrike explained. Meanwhile, CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz has been called by the US Congress to provide details.
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