In the early hours of the outage, confusion reigned as millions of Windows machines worldwide crashed due to a faulty update by CrowdStrike. The incident, triggered by a small 40KB file, led to widespread system failures in multiple countries.
CrowdStrike's routine update, meant to enhance security, turned into a global disaster, impacting businesses, airlines grounding their fleets, and institutions unable to operate. It underscored the critical importance of robust software update testing and highlights the vulnerability that even small errors can cause.
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