CrowdStrike Outage Could Be Biggest Cyber Incident In History As Update Sparks Global Chaos For Airlines, Hospitals and Banks
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Summary
A recent global IT outage caused by a bug in CrowdStrike's "Falcon Sensor" antivirus software has affected numerous sectors including airlines, hospitals, and banks. The issue led to Windows systems crashing and displaying a blue screen, disrupting services and operations worldwide. CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz clarified that the incident was due to a software defect and not a cyberattack. The company has identified the issue, deployed a fix, and issued a manual workaround for affected clients. Despite these efforts, recovery is ongoing, with many organizations and emergency services significantly impacted.
