Global Microsoft Meltdown Tied to Bad Crowdstrike Update

The software upgrade that wasn’t current by the security firm Crowdstrike has hampered hundreds of Microsoft Windows computers across the world, affecting everything from travel on airlines to hospitals to banks and even companies operating online.

A software update that was not properly installed by security vendor Crowdstrike caused a lot of problems for Microsoft Windows computers all over the world that affected everything from airlines to banks to hospitals and companies online. Crowdstrike announced that a fix has been put in place, but experts believe that the recovery of this glitch will take time because the solution must be manually applied on the basis of each machine.

A photograph that was taken in San Jose International Airport today displays the hated Microsoft “Blue Screen of Death” all over the world. Credit: Twitter.com/adamdubya1990

Just a few hours ago an update infected through Crowdstrike caused Windows systems that were running the program to display the horrendous “Blue Screen of Death,” which rendered the devices temporarily unusable. Similar to many security software, Crowdstrike requires deep hooks to your Windows operating system to protect against digital hackers. In this situation even a small code mistake could result in disastrous consequences.

A tweet on twitter/x Crowdstrike CEO George Kurtz announced that a new update fixing the error in the coding process was released, and Mac as and Linux systems haven’t been affected.

“This is not a security incident or cyberattack,” Kurtz declared on Twitter Reiterating the written statement by Crowdstrike. “The problem has been identified and located and a solution has been implemented. “

In a tweet sent to Twitter/X the Director of Crowdstrike’s operation find threats declared that the best solution is to start Windows in safe Mode and/or using the Windows Recovery Environment (Windows RE) by deleting the files “C-00000291*.sys” and then restarting the computer.

The software issue may be exacerbated by recent issues that Microsoft has been having with its Azure cloud services. The New York Times reports but it’s not clear whether the Azure issues are linked to the problematic Crowdstrike version. Update: 4:13 p.m. (ET) Microsoft claims that the Azure issues are not caused by the bad Crowdstrike update.

A reader tweeted this picture from earlier this morning in the vicinity of Denver International Airport. Credit: Twitter.com/jterryy07

Matt Burgessat Wired reports that within the health or emergency service, many doctors around the world have complained of issues using Windows linked systems. posting information on social media or websites they’ve created.

“The US Emergency Alert System, which issues hurricane warnings, said that there had been various 911 outages in a number of states,” Burgess wrote. “Germany’s University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein has announced it is cancelling some non-urgent treatments at two sites. The situation in Israel there are more than twelve hospitals that are affected, as well as pharmacies. In the reports of various sources, ambulances are transferred to medical facilities that aren’t affected. “

United Kingdom, NHS England has confirmed that the appointment system as well as the patient record systems are affected by the interruptions.

“One hospital has declared a ‘critical’ incident after a third-party IT system it used was impacted,” Wired reports. “Also across the country train operators have stated that delays are occurring across the system, with several companies affected. “

The responses to today’s downtime were ablaze and brutal on social media that were filled with pictures of airport passengers being presented with computer screens that display the error message Microsoft blue errors. Many users on Twitter/X criticised the Crowdstrike CEO for failing to take the time to express his regrets about the incident. others warned that failure to do this could put the company in danger of being sued.

In the meantime, the global Windows downtime quickly turned into the top talked about topic on Twitter/X, where artificial intelligence bots compiled an assortment of parodies of cybersecurity experts who claimed to be in their first week at Crowdstrike. Incredibly,Twitter/X’s AI summarized these sarcastic posts into a sunny, can-do story about Crowdstrike that was promoted as the top discussion on Twitter this morning.

“Several individuals have recently started working at the cybersecurity firm Crowdstrike and have expressed their excitement and pride in their new roles,” the AI report said. “They have discussed their experiences in getting code into production within their first few days and are eagerly anticipating positive results in their work. “

The most talked-about news of the day on Twitter/X stunningly portrayed via The X AI robots.

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