Tech Desk
Jul 22, 2024
CrowdStrike, a global cybersecurity leader, recently and mistakenly caused an outage that severely affected Windows devices. However, the company claimed that "a significant number" of devices are now back in service.
This outage is substantially one of the biggest global IT outages which caused the worst damage in history and affected approximately 8.5 computers worldwide.
CrowdStrike acknowledged the issues in a social media post and added that it "continues to focus on restoring all systems."
Furthermore, it added "We understand the profound impact this has had on everyone. We know our customers, partners and their IT teams are working tirelessly and we’re profoundly grateful, "We apologise for the disruption this has created.”
Read more: Services move towards recovery following Microsoft outage worldwide
The entire world was on the edge of destruction in the IT industry including businesses, banks, hospitals, airlines, and more. While a few of them are still struggling to fix their systems and cope up with the issue.
Additionally, Aviation tracking and data platform FlightAware acclaimed approximately 1,400 flights were cancelled on the day of the breakdown in Europe and other countries.
Not only aviation but hospitals were also affected by it, as several services got cancelled which impacted the entire procedure in Britain.
Chair of the US Federal Trade Commission, Lina Khan, took to social media and said "All too often these days, a single glitch results in a system-wide outage, affecting industries from healthcare and airlines to banks and auto dealers."
However, CrowdStrike didn’t mention the exact number of devices severely affected by this outage, but it hopes to recover more devices soon.
