Buggy CrowdStrike EDR Update Crashes Windows Systems Worldwide
ID: 30e36083-7f95-51a9-af45-4424aa9aae3a
STIX ID: report--30e36083-7f95-51a9-af45-4424aa9aae3a
Feed Name: Dark Reading
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Date Published: 2024-07-19
Date Updated: 2026-04-21
Author: Kristina Beek, Associate Editor, Dark Reading
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A defective CrowdStrike Falcon Sensor update caused Windows-based systems worldwide to experience blue screens and high CPU usage, leading to major outages that disrupted flights, healthcare, banking, elections, and other critical services; CrowdStrike reverted the update, Microsoft and CISA are involved, and authorities warn of opportunistic phishing exploiting the disruption.
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