How One Bad CrowdStrike Update Crashed the World’s Computers
Wired
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Contributed by: Drex DeFord
Summary
A global IT disruption occurred when a flawed CrowdStrike update caused Windows computers to enter an uncontrollable reboot cycle. This issue, starting with a Microsoft Azure outage followed by CrowdStrike's defective kernel driver release, impacted critical sectors such as air travel, healthcare, and emergency services. Despite CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz's assurance that the issue was quickly isolated and resolved, the recovery process requires manual intervention on millions of affected machines worldwide. The event underscores the fragility of interconnected digital infrastructures and raises concerns about the sustainability of automatic software updates in cybersecurity.
