CrowdStrike: World’s biggest IT outage continues to cause global chaos

CrowdStrike, the cyber-security company that has acquired a certain infamy after admitting responsibility for the IT outage that has upended services across the globe, is warning of “bad actors” trying to take advantage of the chaos. Cyber agencies in both the UK and Australia have urged people to be alert to fake emails or calls. … Read more

How the CrowdStrike-Microsoft global tech outage unfolded

The National explains how a CrowdStrike software update crashed Microsoft Windows, triggering a tech outage that disrupted industries around the world. Ian Hanomansing asks cybersecurity expert Ritesh Kotek to break down how a similar outage could be prevented. #technology #explained #news Watch The National live on YouTube starting at 9 p.m. ET Subscribe to The … Read more

What caused the CrowdStrike-Microsoft global tech outage?

A global tech outage Friday grounded planes, sent offices offline and disrupted multiple industries. Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike says it identified a critical problem in its software and is working to fix the issue. Justin Cappos, professor and cybersecurity expert at New York University’s Tandon School of Engineering, joins CBS News to explain what caused the … Read more

Microsoft and Crowdstrike IT outage hits airports around the world

There has been disruption at airports around the world, as well as banks, supermarkets and media outlets, after Windows workstations were hit by a ‘blue screen of death’ in a Microsoft IT outage linked to cyber security firm Crowdstrike. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► Long queues of passengers formed in airports in the … Read more

Defect in content update leads to massive worldwide tech outage

A widespread CrowdStrike issue cased an outage that is disrupting flights, banks, media outlets and companies around the world. Escalating disruptions continued hours after the technology company said it was gradually fixing an issue affecting access to Microsoft 365 apps and services. The website DownDetector, which tracks user-reported internet outages, recorded growing outages in services … Read more

Global tech outage hits airlines and businesses

All flights from several major US airlines, including Delta, United and American Airlines, were grounded Friday morning due to a communication issue – part of a massive debacle impacting businesses worldwide. The technical crisis is also affecting international airlines as well as mass transit in New York and Washington, DC; banking in Australia, South Africa, … Read more

Global IT outage: ‘Biggest IT outage the world has ever seen’

A global IT outage is affecting major services including airlines, banks, healthcare and broadcasters across the world. It is believed the meltdown is related to an issue at the software company Microsoft and global cybersecurity firm Crowdstrike. Read more: #skynews #microsoft #crowdstrike #uk SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: Follow us on Twitter: … Read more

What we know so far about the global Crowdstrike/Microsoft outage | ABC News

There are reports of IT outages affecting major institutions in Australia and internationally, potentially one of the biggest global outages ever experienced. A technical issue, reportedly related to a US-based cybersecurity firm named CrowdStrike, caused Microsoft computers across Australia and abroad to glitch on Friday afternoon. Subscribe: Read more here: ABC News provides around the … Read more