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July 22, 2024

'Worse than a cyberattack': 10 notes on the Microsoft-CrowdStrike IT outage

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Summary
A flawed software update released by CrowdStrike on July 18 disrupted IT systems globally, significantly impacting 8.5 million Microsoft Windows devices, including those in healthcare. Health systems such as Kaiser Permanente, Banner Health, and Mass General Brigham faced unprecedented challenges, leading to postponed surgeries and closed outpatient facilities. The cyber disruption affected major EHR systems like Epic and Meditech, with Providence's 52-hospital system experiencing severe operational breakdowns. CrowdStrike reported that hackers exploited the situation, adding additional malware threats. Microsoft, along with Google Cloud and AWS, is collaborating to ameliorate the situation, while the healthcare community continues to recover, leveraging the incident as a crucial learning experience for future IT resilience.

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