Global IT outage affecting Microsoft after issue with CrowdStrike software update

A global IT outage is crippling Microsoft computer systems around the world. It all stemmed from a system update by the tech company CrowdStrike, and disrupted air travel, hospitals, and many other businesses.
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[@topdogrlg]

The dude that deployed was like "It worked locally I swear"

[@villagransimon]

This speech is a lie, our equipment was not connected to the internet and failed. This was a major cyberattack

[@Viralvlogvideos]

hahaha

[@larrymabotho3799]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@jeshkam]

Have they tried turning it off and on again?

[@shadowsiren3058]

@@jeshkam 😂🤣🤣🤣

[@trumpeldorf]

😂😂😂

[@mr.pizzamarlon]

Number one troubleshooting step in beginning of any call with tech support 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@tigerrat8]

3 to 15 times......

[@la7era1u54]

This is why it's not a good idea to do automatic updates. Wait to see how stable they are before downloading

[@TrevorMom]

Those aren't upgrades; they're downgrades. All changes to software are. I absolutely agree with you. I NEVER downgrade software unless I'm forced to. Each version destroys something I need for bells and whistles I don't even know exist.

[@JeffreyMason-e3k]

Microsoft must change their software to discontinue forced automatic update on all Windows 11 software.

[@JamesOblak]

@@JeffreyMason-e3k or maybe you can understand that this is not a matter of a forced automatic update of Windows 11. It was a forced update from CrowdStrike, just as all your other security software from third party vendors automatically updates.

[@jurassicthunder]

@@TrevorMom 🤓☝️

[@Rocket_Man.]

Glad I never upgraded 😅

[@DRventura333]

As layman with no technical background, one would presume with any new "update" one would use it in a phased and with some test live systems before it is massly distributed. Would this not be possible with whatever this update was? Major systems seem to have been affected, critical systems like 911, medical databases, people's online bank account, airline ticketing system, people's home systems, etc,. This is very dangerous as who knows what else might be affected and further ramifications. There are already too many data breaches causing many Americans major financial issues/losses. Do Americans now need to be worried about IT companies causing issues with regular system updates?

[@robalexander2016]

We need more people like yourself running this country.

[@Lacerated1DJ3]

"cheekily called" girl the BSoD has been around Looooong before you were born....if its not BSoD its not Windows baby

[@montezeubanks5324]

@Lacerated1DJ3 seriously...where did she get her info 🤣. I've been in IT since the 90s and BSoD is always been a part of Windows...one reason you disable auto updates.

[@tumucharan]

one incident revealed how dependent the world is on MS , hope people start exploring options with Linux now

[@JamesOblak]

CrowdStrike also makes software for Linux. Don't be confused by the crappy b-roll footage in this report.

[@alexleanh]

China and Russia are not affected by this breakdown because they invested much money on their own networks and operating systems.

[@28ebdh3udnav]

Back in 2014, i recall telling everyone to always look into old technology as a backup to new technology and people called me crazy..

[@Reddy315]

“Their morals, their code; it's a bad joke. Dropped at the first sign of trouble. They're only as good as the world allows them to be. You'll see- I'll show you. When the chips are down these, uh, civilized people? They'll eat each other alive. See I'm not a monster, I'm just ahead of the curve.” “Nobody panics when things go 'according to plan'. Even if 'the plan' is horrifying!” “Madness, as you know. It's like Gravity. All it takes is a little push.” Heath Ledger as The Joker in The Dark Knight movie (2008)

[@mikemiller8975]

Skynet released 😮😮

[@grant9301]

Apply the John Conner patch

[@robalexander2016]

How so

[@edwelndiobel1567]

This is a lesson in having "all your eggs in one basket". Having so much on one system isnt the best idea is it?

[@willmellon6650]

@@edwelndiobel1567 No it’s not. It’s an antivirus software. Nobody is going to mix and match different antivirus programs on different servers. That would cause more issues than it would solve.

[@AmyRiegler]

You know that after this Crowdstrike will never let this happen again.

[@joewil-j9s]

Really curious 'who' deploy this

[@elchappo1320]

Probably is reel

[@alexhumble7653]

Russia has not been affected at all by this stinky Crowdstrike because it uses its own software. YT has deleted all my comments like this.

[@Gentlemen2011]

@joewil-j9s go read Karl Schwab 2020 Cyber attack. This is just the start lol wake up humans

[@PrabhatKumar-fn4vy]

How much we are dependent on windows.

[@ca6360]

Timing ? News cycle flipper ?

[@boyasia5874]

The consolation is it's not due to the Sun, Moon effect on Earth nor our planet's radio waves. Hope it will be fixed asap.

[@gamereditor59ner22]

I'm not surprised at all.

[@jaysonj9327]

Imagine the carnage if CrowdStrike was the U.S. Secret Service's I.T. services provider.

[@robbylock1741]

CrowdStrike is not an IT service provider in the way you seem to be stating this. They supply cyber security solutions to people and yes the US Government might well be a customer but not for non-public facing systems!

[@Fuzzycraft.f]

So what happend is that a driver (i think it speld right) script had a miss speld line of code (a driver is a Windows operating File that runs functions in your computer you can see THE driver some typer of taskmaneger) probably from an Windows update and that did your Windows system to couse a blue screen for dose who dont know what a blue screen is it is when your Windows system detects a issue/problem in your computer that couse a blue screen

[@findy92]

They took the Blue Screen of Death to a whole new level

[@azumi1696]

My HP laptop is still not working. 😢

[@Pequin1000]

It becomes self-aware at 2:14 a.m. Eastern time, August 29th

[@user-sy4jm8ip8b]

If Windows & CrowdStrike were open source, this outage would've been resolved by some random dude on Reddit within like a few hours, tops. It amazes me that people use proprietary obfuscated code in critical infrastructure where nobody is able to know what code is running in the background and is not allowed to comb through the code to fix problems independently without those companies. Critical infrastructure needs to switch to open source operating systems and software because it's just safer. For non-tech people, here's an analogy to explain the difference between open source & close sourced software. Close sourced software is similar to a car manufacturer welding the engine shut in a way that makes it impossible for anyone to do repairs, except the manufacturer themselves. Open source software is like a car that comes with schematics & instructions on how to repair you car yourself.

[@ChrisWibbeler]

It’s just a routine cyber update, be patient nothing can go wrong, nothing can go wrong, nothing can go wrong,,,,,,,,

[@mr.pizzamarlon]

Of course the company isn't going tell the truth so no one freaks out.

[@susancorgi]

hope businesses learn from this and stop relying on windows

[@awesomereview2358]

@@susancorgi yes I agree there’s Mac and linux

[@JamesOblak]

This is not a Windows issue. It is a CrowdStrike issue. CrowdStrike makes software for Mac and Linux too.

[@robbylock1741]

@@JamesOblak Yes this is a case of poor testing of a patch before deploying! And this is not the first time a company has done this including Microsoft, how many times has Microsoft had to roll back patches including in the last 90 days? It's the scope and how PUBLIC the failure is this time that is bringing this all to the attention of people.

[@WorldGoneKrazy]

The old BSOD. Wow!!

[@lmvcnn]

Ms operting system do * force updating to your laptop " as well as *force upload private files to cloud". Ms office word demmand payment from anyone who just want edit & update their resume. No thanks. We can live happyly without you.

[@nordoow9988]

I think they're kidding us. I've been an IT manager for 40 years and I decide when our computers reboot. Restarting all computers worldwide at a certain time to trigger the problem is a complete rip-off.

[@SashaBuzko]

As much as I hate Microsoft, this issue could have easily happened on Macs or Linux systems. The cause is a third party security software that prevented the operating system from properly starting. Windows never got a chance to even load. If a similar client software had been used on Linux the same would have happened. It's not about security of access or user privileges. It's about core operating system functionality disrupted by code distributed by some bonehead at Crowdstrike.

[@AmeltonGsairus]

I would happy to say I have Macos, which is not effected, but I wish it would be as good and as stable as Windows. Now it is behind the AI implementation...

[@awesomereview2358]

The problem is they put all their eggs into one basket, this is why the world should not rely on windows solely because there are Mac and Linux as well

[@metuberob]

oh what a doozy ... now every IT course in the world can use this excellent and classical case study of why you should always test test test your software in an isolated environment until you figure out redundancies and workarounds when failure happens .. then you release ... wait ... yes ... pretty sure that's the first thing you learn in school ..

[@Carrion0409]

Companies really need to start moving towards linux. After this I think it'll start happening

[@Matrixpandagamer]

It is not Microsoft’s fault.

[@JamesOblak]

CrowdStrike makes software for linux as well. Did you misunderstand the problem?

[@volvojohn9036]

MICROSOFT LAID OFF THEIR DEI TEAM 5 DAYS AGO, IS DEI HIRES REACTING TO THE WRITING ON THE WALL?

[@JamesOblak]

volvojohn9036 does not have a clue what is being reported. The writing, that this was a CrowdStrike issue, is on the wall to which you are foolishly replying.

[@KyudoKun]

It's baffling that this happened after Microsoft disbanded their woke DEI division. Clear someone with so much power and wealth is not really pleased with Microsoft's decision

[@computer-training-for-seniors]

Get a dual boot system with Linux.

[@kitskivich]

Delighted Mac user here...

[@RELIGIONisHEROIN]

There is no connection to the US banning Kaspersky (Russian) & adopting CrowdStrike (Ukrainian) security !?

[@kenpurcell5500]

Umm, not sure what you're talking about, but Crowdstrike is a US software company...not Ukrainian. 🤨

[@solus200]

So much for the internet being able to survive a nuclear war.

[@davidthedreamer0]

Anyone gonna tell her that this (global outage) isn't the (primary) reason it's called BSoD? 😅

[@FuzzyStayBuzzin183]

My brother text me a little while ago and just said skynet it has begun

[@ALLUK633]

@FuzzyStayBuzzin183 Really, where does your brother live

[@FuzzyStayBuzzin183]

@@ALLUK633 Nevada

[@dallendysheneko]

My PC unfortunately effected

[@rocketomega11]

It is CrowdStrike women team causing this.

[@artpatronforever]

John Hammond channel on YT describes the fix for IT guys to patch their systems Tap F6 key during powering up to boot into safe mode with command prompt. Command to fix: del "C:\Windows\System32\drivers\CrowdStrike\C-00000291*.sys"

[@everydayfun9531]

That meme was true in the end.

[@kylespevak6781]

Test run before the election 😂

[@acs4872]

🤣🤣

[@GnosticPath]

That's interesting 🤔

[@AlabamaMagic]

Take a good look everyone. The first time Apple will ever be worth their products.

[@EvanDShortsForKids]

Ohhhhhh thank God my computer got turned off and my laptop is Ubuntu Linux

[@alexleanh]

This is an unintentional error... Imagine if this is an intentional attack on global networks? By the way, both China and Russia are largely unaffected by this incident because they're both invested money in having their own system and networks. Think about that.

[@abgzulkifli]

:( money to buy things we need, and buy car, not for play

[@ramonreyes4900]

Look how easy everything can be halt at once. Prelude to the Elections?

[@IvoryDraco]

My MacBook is just fine. 😏

[@smilemm4612]

somebody will ge fired and somebody will get a raise

[@minheinhtet9800]

So windowers, let's change to linux

[@Pequin1000]

I did think Apple xx

[@BrandyHeng007]

China safe and sound using homegrown KylinOs.

[@alpzepta]

Good thing I used Linux

[@danacublesan9748]

We will go back to paper 📜📜📜.....and pencil ✏️✏️✏️✏️ no worries 😁

[@cherimccain12]

@@danacublesan9748 idk if the kids now know what paper and pencils are, lol.

[@FernandA-et1zr]

yes, yes yes, .... bye bye microsoft

[@QODAS2002]

Its just one click 💀

[@suryakant964]

Ai finally got it 😺😺

[@forrestgumpv9049]

SKYNET is CROWDSTRIKE !! SKYNET and the MACHINES are coming !!!! SKYNET is CROWDSTRIKE !! SKYNET and the MACHINES are coming !!!!

[@bullworthless]

Alright Forrest, time to take your medicine.

[@KW-ro5ow]

Hasta la vista baby 🤖 I'll be back .

[@user-thendercatbattali]

Adam 🐅 golobal

[@Viralvlogvideos]

I was coding in my worklaptop and suddenly windows update restarted my pc luckily I have auto save on that's why I say f windows

[@ianreject]

lmfao

[@ashleybraim]

Earth program is crashing

[@rodneyagesa1851]

The US should allow Kaspersky to resume operations in the US seeing that Russia was not affected by this Crowdstrike mess.

[@thadfairbanks5338]

@@rodneyagesa1851 it's because russia switched to Linux Database management systems. Microsoft should never be used for critical infrastructure.

[@EbonySpriggan]

Pray 🙏 for the people of the USA 🇺🇸

[@Imanoname]

@@EbonySpriggan it's just a tech issue

[@user-thendercatbattali]

3+1 =4 (i)

[@user-thendercatbattali]

+

[@seriousbusiness2293]

Linux users drinking champagne right now.

[@patrickdullaghan3877]

Just as the peados in davos "predicted" 🤣🤣