What is CrowdStrike, and why are people experiencing the Blue Screen of Death worldwide?
Users of Microsoft Windows across the globe, including in India, Australia, Germany, the United States, the UK, and other countries, are encountering the Blue Screen of Death issue on their laptops. This problem has caused systems to reboot or shut down unexpectedly. Companies like Dell Technologies have attributed these crashes to a recent CrowdStrike update.
The outage, which began on Thursday evening and impacted Microsoft's Central US region, has crippled essential systems for many airlines. Affected airlines include American Airlines, Frontier Airlines, Allegiant, and Sun Country in the US, as well as Indigo and other airlines in India.
While it is not immediately clear if all reported outages are due to CrowdStrike issues or another problem, the
Get Latest News in Hindi reveals that the bug was caused by a faulty CrowdStrike Falcon sensor update, which clashed with Windows systems.
CrowdStrike is a cybersecurity platform providing security solutions to users and businesses. It prevents identity-driven breaches in real-time using a single sensor and integrated threat interface. CrowdStrike acknowledged the error, stating their engineers are actively working on a fix, and there is no need to open support tickets. Users will be updated once the issue is resolved.
Microsoft confirmed that the Azure outage was resolved on Friday morning, but the disruption highlighted the potential consequences of heavy reliance on cloud services.
