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CrowdStrike estimates tech meltdown caused by its bungling left a $60M dent in sales https://t.co/LaF6MUDHBo
From tech giants to social media platforms and stock exchanges, seven major tech glitches from 2024 challenge our reliance on technology, with the most significant being the Microsoft and CrowdStrike outage affecting 8.5 million Windows devices. https://t.co/pl7vVnLKrq
“While the outage was not due to a threat actor, we know our adversaries and opportunistic criminals have been watching closely,” Mr. Garbarino said. https://t.co/r3uKkNsM9G
On July 19, 2024, a significant IT outage at CrowdStrike led to global disruptions, grounding thousands of airline flights and affecting hospitals, banks, and retailers. The outage was attributed to a defect in a content update for CrowdStrike's Falcon cybersecurity platform on Windows-hosted computers, as stated by George Kurtz, the company's founder and CEO. Despite not being caused by a cyberattack, the incident highlighted vulnerabilities, with adversaries and opportunistic criminals closely observing the situation. The outage affected 8.5 million Windows devices and resulted in a $60 million loss in sales for CrowdStrike.
