Microsoft IT Outage: CrowdStrike Says ‘Significant Number’ Of The 8.5 Million Affected Devices Are Now Working

CrowdStrike has reported that a significant number of the devices affected by Friday’s software update glitch are back online.

The outage, which hit a lot of businesses worldwide, was caused by a defect in CrowdStrike’s “Falcon” cybersecurity defence software for Windows. The faulty security update caused over 8.5 million Microsoft Windows computers to crash worldwide. This led to over 1,500 cancelled flights in the US and dozens more in the UK, leaving passengers stranded. Online services like Visa and Amazon were among the organisations affected by the outage. The IT disruption also impacted hospitals, GPs, pharmacies, banks, supermarkets, and millions of businesses. Over the weekend, Microsoft released a recovery tool to help repair the affected Windows machines.

CrowdStrike, in a social media post, acknowledged the profound impact of the outage. The firm stated it is deploying a new fix to speed up recovery but did not specify how many devices are still affected.

“We understand the profound impact this has had on everyone. We know our customers, partners and their IT teams are working tirelessly and we’re profoundly grateful. We apologize for the disruption this has created,” CrowdStrike said.

CrowdStrike is one of the most popular cybersecurity brands, with about 29,000 customers worldwide. While the gradual recovery continues, restoring full functionality globally may take much time.

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