The worst IT catastrophe ever hit less than 1% of all Microsoft Windows devices
Briefly

In what will go down as the most catastrophic IT failure the world has ever seen, the CrowdStrike update crashed systems of businesses and governments globally, paralyzing operations for hours. Emergency lines went down, flights delayed, hospitals affected, and trading slowed.
Microsoft explained the impact using an analogy - if a driver fills a car with corrupted fuel, it won't work. Similarly, CrowdStrike's problematic update affected Windows systems significantly, residing deep within the infrastructure.
Read at Fortune
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