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Many banks, media, and airlines Blue Screen This morning, I turned on my Microsoft Windows machine and was greeted with a scary error page that read, “Your device encountered a problem and needs to restart.” This was caused by an update from Austin, Texas-based Crowdstrike. Cybersecurity giant We operate in over 170 countries.
The majority (70%) of CrowdStrike’s $900 million in revenue in the quarter ending in April Came from a US customerThese include Google, Amazon, Microsoft, and more.
CrowdStrike’s broad reach meansThe biggest IT outage in historyAccording to cybersecurity experts, ExpertUpdate delay Delta Airlines, United Airlines, and American Airlines flights, cancel Scheduled surgeries were canceled at hospitals in Massachusetts and Ohio. 911 Serviceswhich has also impacted other public and private sector operations around the world.
CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz. Martina Albertazzi/Bloomberg via Getty Images
CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz said: X Post This morning, CrowdStrike announced that it had discovered the cause of the issue and released a fix.
“This is not a security incident or cyber attack,” he stressed, adding that organizations should get in touch with CrowdStrike representatives and check their support page.
“Our team is committed to ensuring the security and stability of CrowdStrike customers,” he added.
CrowdStrike is actively working with customers affected by the flaw found in a single content update for Windows hosts. Mac and Linux hosts are not affected. This is not a security incident or cyber attack. The issue has been identified, isolated, and a fix is ​​being deployed. …
— George Kurtz (@George_Kurtz) July 19, 2024
Kurz continued: today He then provided more details about what went wrong and apologized for any confusion. He explained that there was a software bug in an update that CrowdStrike implemented that caused problems with Microsoft Windows operating systems.
“Once the systems are rebooted, they will be back online, up and running,” he said. “We are currently working with each of our customers to ensure they can get back online.”
When asked how a single content update could cause everything from emergency services to credit card payment systems around the world to stop working instantly and with no backup, Kurtz said: “We need to look back and see what happened.”
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CrowdStrike is currently Leading the global market Endpoint security and protection for devices such as desktops and laptops.