Elon Musk takes several shots at CrowdStrike after global outage — including taking aim at company’s DEI policy
Billionaire X owner Elon Musk has repeatedly criticized CrowdStrike after a botched software update caused what may be the biggest IT outage in history, including taking aim at the company’s diversity, equity and inclusion policies. Services were mostly restored to hospitals, banks and other businesses that use Microsoft products after fixes for the glitch caused […]
The Observer view on the global IT crash: lessons must be learned from CrowdStrike fiasco | Observer editorial
oh“Epic IT crashThe “terror attack” that temporarily brought the West to a halt was the result of human error, not a Russian cyber attack. SolarWinds Hacked A similar incident occurred in 2020. Last week’s outage was caused by an update that CrowdStrike, a major U.S. cybersecurity firm, pushed out to its corporate customers early Friday […]
‘Computer says no’: what the papers say after IT outage causes global chaos | Microsoft IT outage
Saturday’s headlines were dominated by the impact of an IT outage that grounded flights around the world, knocked television stations off the air and wreaked havoc on health services, banking and retail. The outage was caused by a botched software upgrade by US company CrowdStrike, which affected Microsoft’s Windows operating system and caused employees’ computers […]
What You Need to Know About Friday’s Global Tech Outage – AARP
A massive global technology outage on Friday paralyzed airlines, financial institutions, media, the health system and even the Paris Olympics, leaving many older people wondering what is happening and, more importantly, what they will do about travel, doctor’s appointments and banking. Summer vacation plans have been cancelled, scheduled medical treatments have been suddenly postponed, Windows […]
Cybercriminals taking advantage of CrowdStrike-linked global computer outage
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Flights, hospitals and Olympics: How the tech outage is impacting global operations
A global technical outage affecting Microsoft caused flights to be cancelled, broadcasters to go off air and had a “limited” impact on the Paris Olympics early on Friday. The outage was blamed on a “flaw” in a software update from cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike, which announced shortly before 6 a.m. EDT that the issue had been […]
CloudStrike shares plunge 10% as global IT outage prompts mass chaos: ‘A major black eye’
Shares of cybersecurity giant CrowdStrike Inc. plunged 10% to $307.65 per share in trading on Friday after a flawed software update caused shocking mass shutdowns at businesses around the world. CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz issued a hasty apology for the crisis, which affected millions of customers who use Microsoft Windows and disrupted airlines, banks, hospitals […]
CrowdStrike CEO apologizes for faulty software update that apparently caused global economic mayhem
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 […]
Global tech outage wreaks havoc on ESPN
People hoping to watch the latest sports highlights on “SportsCenter” on Friday morning had to make do with an ESPN alternative. A global technical outage caused chaos across the world on Friday morning, meaning the media giant was unable to air its flagship show, instead airing “Unsportsmanlike,” hosted by Courtney Cronin and Freddie Coleman. “Due […]
Why is the internet down? What to know about the global Microsoft outage
An unprecedented global IT outage caused worldwide chaos on Friday morning, leaving passengers stranded in airports, television stations off the air and banks unable to serve customers. CrowdStrike, a major cybersecurity provider, released a flawed software update that dealt a major blow to users of Microsoft’s Windows operating system, causing many of their computers to […]