Major outages at CrowdStrike, Microsoft leave the world with BSODs and confusion
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from Ars Technica2 months ago
Millions of people outside the IT industry impacted by CrowdStrike software update issues and Microsoft network outages, causing global disruptions.
Ars Technicahttps://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/07/major-outages-at-crowdstrike-microsoft-leave-the-world-with-bsods-and-confusion/
Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike faced worldwide disruptions, including blue screens affecting systems from Australia to the Paris Olympics. Manual workarounds were necessary for resolution.
Ars Technicahttps://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/07/major-outages-at-crowdstrike-microsoft-leave-the-world-with-bsods-and-confusion/
CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz clarified that the issue was due to a content update for Windows hosts and not a security incident. Manual steps like booting into Safe Mode were advised for resolution.
Ars Technicahttps://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/07/major-outages-at-crowdstrike-microsoft-leave-the-world-with-bsods-and-confusion/
While CrowdStrike dealt with glitches, Microsoft experienced network outages coinciding on the same night, affecting various Azure services. The cause was attributed to a backend cluster management workflow.
Ars Technicahttps://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/07/major-outages-at-crowdstrike-microsoft-leave-the-world-with-bsods-and-confusion/
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