Microsoft Windows Outage

Just Programer Things 🛐 https://x.com/Perpetualmaniac/status/1814376668095754753?t=vEOF2EmlMINOpkuWLg3dOQ&s=19 That's the reason yesterday some of all windows systems are breakdown and causes a global outrage #Windows #crowdstrike

- Major banks, media, airports and airlines affected by major IT outage - Payment systems impacted in different parts of the world, including Australia and the UK. - Australia's government calls for emergency meeting - Significant disruption to some Microsoft services - 911 services disrupted in several US states including Alaska, Arizona, Indiana, Minnesota, New Hampshire and Ohio. - Services at London Stock Exchange disrupted - Sky News is off air - Reports the issue relates to problem at global cybersecurity firm Crowdstrike

- On Friday morning, a massive outage affected airlines, TV broadcasters, banks, and other essential services worldwide, linked to CrowdStrike software. - The issue caused Windows machines to display the Blue Screen of Death, with systems falling offline due to a faulty content update. - CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz stated the problem isn't a cyberattack and doesn't affect Mac or Linux machines, but fixing it could take days to weeks. - The outage is tied to CrowdStrike's Falcon platform, which combines multiple security solutions into a single hub. - Independent cybersecurity researcher Lukasz Olejnik noted the interconnected nature of software can lead to single points of failure, complicating recovery efforts. Source: The Verge

All laptops in my team are down. Apparently it's a global issue with Microsoft laptops - others also facing the same?

Windows PC crashing all over. Meanwhile linux users: 😎

Just couple of days after Microsoft mass layoffs, ms services down with global outage. Affected services Outlook, Teams and services of O365.

- Around 8.5 million Windows devices were impacted by a recent CrowdStrike outage, according to Microsoft VP David Weston. - This is the first official number released, revealing the global scale of the issue caused by a software update. - The outage affected critical sectors like banks, airlines, and rail networks, despite the relatively low percentage of affected devices. - Weston emphasized the broad economic and societal impacts, noting the use of CrowdStrike by enterprises running critical services. - Microsoft and CrowdStrike are collaborating on a scalable solution to accelerate recovery, involving AWS and Google Cloud. Source: Techcrunch

Just Programer Things 🛐 https://x.com/Perpetualmaniac/status/1814376668095754753?t=vEOF2EmlMINOpkuWLg3dOQ&s=19 That's the reason yesterday some of all windows systems are breakdown and causes a global outrage #Windows #crowdstrike

Also How is Crowdstrike linked to this?