CrowdStrike Update Sparks Global Windows Crash

Millions of Computers Affected, Businesses Disrupted

A coding error in an update to the Falcon sensor program run by U.S. company CrowdStrike has caused a massive crash of Windows computers worldwide, affecting an estimated 85 million systems. The update was intended to patch a vulnerability in the software, but instead it triggered a critical bug.

The crash has caused severe disruption to businesses and organizations, with reports of widespread outages, data loss, and system failures. Many businesses have been forced to suspend operations temporarily, while IT teams struggle to restore affected systems.