The leader of one of the world’s largest cybersecurity companies has apologized after a faulty software update halted the airline industry and much of the online shopping around the world.
Just before 6 a.m. Friday, George Kurtz, CEO of Texas-based cybersecurity giant CrowdStrike, Social media Microsoft acknowledges that “a flaw found in a single content update for a Windows host” caused significant disruption to its operations.
As a result, more than 18,000 flights were grounded worldwide, including 1,200 in the United States alone. Joint Report From The Hill and the Associated Press. Banks and 911 dispatch stations. off-lineFlat Las Vegas Sphere The effect was a terrifying “blue screen of death” projected into the night sky.
While CrowdStrike’s update issue may have inconvenienced millions of people around the world, it doesn’t appear to have been the work of any malicious actors, at least according to Kurtz: “This is not a security incident or a cyber attack,” he insisted.
Kurtz noted that neither Mac nor Linux systems were affected by this issue.
In a follow-up statement to the media, Kurtz said: Emotional He apologized for the inconvenience caused to everyone: “I’m very sorry for the impact this has had on our customers, on our travelers and on all of the people that have been affected by this,” he said on NBC’s “Today” show.
Kurtz said the initial problem has been resolved, but he said the ramifications of the issue are much more complex, which makes them much harder to address.
“In some cases, some systems may not recover automatically,” he said.
“We won’t give up until we have all our customers back.”
As of mid-morning Friday, several major U.S. airports, including Boston’s Logan Airport, New York City’s LaGuardia Airport and the Las Vegas airport, formally known as McCarran Airport, were report Widespread closures and flight delays of up to six hours at other airports, including Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.
The FAA has stated that it is “closely monitoring” the situation.
““The FAA is closely monitoring the technical issues affecting U.S. airlines’ IT systems,” the aviation agency said. Tweeted At 5:50 a.m. Friday, “several airlines have requested the FAA’s assistance with ground suspensions until the problem is resolved. Monitor http://For the most up-to-date information, visit fly.faa.gov.
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