Microsoft Outage: From ATMs to Flights, Epic IT Crash Leaves Trail of Chaos

Microsoft Outage: From ATMs to Flights, Epic IT Crash Leaves Trail of Chaos

ByNews Polite

In what will go down as the most spectacular IT failure the world has ever seen, a botched software update from cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. crashed countless Microsoft Windows computer systems around the world on Friday. Microsoft Corp. and CrowdStrike have rolled out fixes, and systems are gradually being…

CrowdStrike Update Causes Global Microsoft Outage, Affecting Services and Bringing ‘Blue Screen of Death’

CrowdStrike Update Causes Global Microsoft Outage, Affecting Services and Bringing ‘Blue Screen of Death’

ByNews Polite

CrowdStrike, the endpoint security software, caused a major global outage of Microsoft services, including Windows and Office 365, following an update on Friday. The alleged issue brought the ‘blue screen of death’ (BSOD) to Windows devices across the world, with users unable to access their devices. Furthermore, the problem is…