CrowdStrike blames bad data upload for global tech outage
CrowdStrike released details about the cause of an outage that took down computers across the globe, blaming "problematic content data."
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CrowdStrike released details about the cause of an outage that took down computers across the globe, blaming "problematic content data."
The outages Friday were connected to "a defect found in a single content update for Windows hosts," CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz said in a statement.
The Microsoft outage on Friday caused many PCs to display an error message nicknamed the "blue screen of death."
Many airlines are seeing computer outages as a result of the Microsoft outage leading to long lines and even more questions.
Customers expecting deliveries on Friday could face a wait following a software outage that's impacting flights across the globe.
