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Kevin Okemwa

A former Microsoft Software Engineer explains CrowdStrike's digital pandemic that left over 8.5 million Windows devices with annoying BSoD errors

What you need to know

  • Last week, the world woke up to a global digital pandemic that was caused by a faulty CrowdStrike driver that negatively impacted Microsoft services.
  • Dave Plummer, a former Microsoft Windows developer, has shared a YouTube video breaking down intricate details about the global IT outage.
  • Plummer believes the outage was caused by null bytes in the driver's dynamic data file.
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