The devastating IT issue caused by a faulty update pushed to Windows PCs by cyber security company CrowdStrike is continuing to weak havoc days later. The problem first came to global attention early Friday morning, knocking companies and banks offline and grounding planes at various airports. While the initial bug was identified and fixed that same day, the knock-on effects are continuing.
CrowdStrike is used by businesses worldwide, including banks and airports, and the fault occurred due to an update error involving its Falcon Sensor software. When deployed automatically to millions of PCs around the world, it inadvertently put them into a recovery boot loop. The resulting Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) began to appear worldwide and knocked countless systems offline.
