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The Consequences Of The CrowdStrike Update

  • NPR--NPR
  • published date: 2024-07-31 22:18:59 UTC

It's been called the largest IT outage in history. A simple security update took down over 8 million machines, affecting industries from airlines to broadcast news to hospitals.<br><br>The buggy update came from cybersecurity company CrowdStrike and affected …

A screen displays an announcement on possible travel delays due to a global IT outage Gatwick Airport in Crawley, United Kingdom. Jack Taylor/Getty Images It's been called the largest IT outage in … [+851 chars]