Microsoft-CrowdStrike issue causes ‘largest IT outage in history'

 Microsoft-CrowdStrike issue causes ‘largest IT outage in history'

 Businesses worldwide grappled with a significant IT outage on Friday, affecting financial services, doctors' offices, and TV broadcasters. Air travel was particularly impacted, with grounded planes, delayed services, and airports advising passengers on the situation.

The outage originated from cybersecurity giant CrowdStrike, which faced a major disruption due to a recent tech update. CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz stated that the company is "actively working with customers impacted by a defect found in a single content update for Windows hosts," clarifying that Mac and Linux hosts were unaffected.

"This is not a security incident or cyberattack. The issue has been identified, isolated, and a fix has been deployed," he said on social media.

An expert suggested it could be the "largest IT outage in history."

Separately, Microsoft restored its cloud services after an outage, though many users continued to report issues. Shares of CrowdStrike closed down 11%.