Security News > 2024 > July > CrowdStrike: Buggy Validator Started Massive Outage
2024-07-24 15:15
A major disruption to Windows PCs in the U.S., U.K., Australia, South Africa and other countries was caused by an error in a CrowdStrike update, the cloud security company announced on Friday.
Blue Screen of Death widespread due to CrowdStrike outage.
According to The Verge, the problem originated with an update to a kernel level driver used to connect CrowdStrike to Windows PCs and servers.
"The issue has been identified, isolated and a fix has been deployed," CrowdStrike said on Friday.
What steps can businesses take if they are affected by the CrowdStrike outage?
CrowdStrike recommends that its customers keep in touch with CrowdStrike representatives.
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