Behind 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

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

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

- 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

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

Windows PC crashing all over. Meanwhile linux users: 😎

Also How is Crowdstrike linked to this?