Cybersecurity Giant CrowdStrike Faces Global Outage

Millions of Systems Impacted

In a major cybersecurity incident, CrowdStrike, a leading provider of endpoint protection and threat intelligence, experienced a widespread outage on Friday, affecting businesses and organizations globally. The outage, which began in the early hours of the day, has resulted in millions of systems being impacted, including those in Australia, the United States, and Europe.

Falcon Sensor Glitch Suspected

According to CrowdStrike, the outage appears to be related to a glitch in its Falcon Sensor, a core component of the company's antivirus and endpoint detection and response (EDR) solution. The Falcon Sensor is responsible for monitoring and protecting endpoints from malicious activity. An alert issued by CrowdStrike confirmed the outage and acknowledged reports of crashes on Windows hosts related to the sensor.