CrowdStrike Outage Continues to Impact Airports Worldwide
Last week’s global CrowdStrike outage is still causing disruptions at airports around the world, with flights being grounded for hours or even days in some cases. FOX 29 Philadelphia’s Hank Flynn reports on the situation at the Philadelphia International Airport.
CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz has announced that the company is working tirelessly to restore systems following the global computer outage that had far-reaching effects on the global economy. As of Thursday, over 97% of Windows sensors were back online, according to Kurtz’s LinkedIn post.
“This progress is a result of the hard work of our customers, partners, and the dedicated team at CrowdStrike,” Kurtz said. “However, we recognize that our work is not yet done, and we are committed to fully restoring all impacted systems.”
Global Technology Outage Disrupts Major Airlines, 911 Services, and Businesses
The cybersecurity tech company based in Austin, Texas, revealed that last Friday’s incident was triggered by a content configuration update for the Windows sensor to detect new threats. Unfortunately, a bug in the test software led to computers worldwide being shut down, causing chaos in airline operations and affecting banks, hospitals, and other businesses.
Delta Air Lines struggled for almost a week to restore operations, as 60% of its critical applications run on Microsoft Windows. Kurtz issued an apology to affected customers, promising to continue working towards full recovery.
“At CrowdStrike, our mission is to earn your trust by protecting your operations. I deeply regret the disruption caused by this outage and personally apologize to all those affected,” Kurtz stated. “While we cannot guarantee perfection, we are committed to responding promptly and effectively with a sense of urgency.”
Shortly after the outage, Kurtz clarified that it was not a cyberattack but rather a technical issue, with a fix already deployed. For further updates on this story, visit FOXNews.com.
