Overview
- CrowdStrike's update led to IT outages affecting 8.5 million Windows devices worldwide.
- Airlines, healthcare systems, and banks experienced significant operational disruptions.
- Malicious actors are exploiting the chaos with phishing schemes posing as CrowdStrike representatives.
- CrowdStrike has deployed a fix, but full recovery may take several days.
- Experts question the company's quality control and potential long-term impacts on its reputation and growth.