Global IT Meltdown: Thousands of Flights Grounded, Critical Services Disrupted by CrowdStrike Outage
Global IT Meltdown: Thousands of Flights Grounded, Critical Services Disrupted by CrowdStrike Outage A widespread technology issue, identified as a defect in a CrowdStrike content update for Windows hosts, caused massive global disruptions on Friday, grounding thousands of flights, halting medical procedures, and impacting 911 services. The incident, confirmed by cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike and Microsoft as not a cyberattack, paralyzed airlines, banks, state agencies, and emergency services worldwide. Over 3,000 flights within, to, or from the United States were canceled,…