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CrowdStrike Blames Quality Control Bug for Global Tech Outage

Jul 24, 2024, 02:52 PM

CrowdStrike has attributed last week's global IT outage to a bug in its quality control process. The cybersecurity firm stated that the flaw allowed flawed data to be released in a botched update, affecting millions of Windows devices. This incident led to significant disruptions, including grounded flights, halted TV broadcasts, and banking interruptions. The company acknowledged on Wednesday that an undetected error in their safety mechanism was responsible for the widespread impact.