Microsoft faced a global outage on Friday (July 19). Many users were greeted with the ‘Blue screen of death’ (BSOD). The issue affected many Microsoft services, which includes Microsoft Teams, Microsoft 365 Admin Center, OneDrive, Outlook, Xbox App, and more. Microsoft finally acknowledged the outage after six hours of user-reported issues. They assured progress in restoring services.
George Kurtz, President & CEO of CrowdStrike, addressed the ongoing Microsoft outage. He stated that CrowdStrike was actively assisting customers affected by a flaw discovered in a recent Windows host content update. He emphasised that neither Mac nor Linux hosts were impacted.
He clarified that this was not a security breach or cyberattack. CrowdStrike had identified, isolated the issue, and deployed a fix. He advised customers to visit the support portal for the latest updates and assured them of continuous updates on their website.
Additionally, he recommended that organisations maintain communication with CrowdStrike representatives solely through official channels. Finally, he reassured everyone that their team was fully dedicated to ensuring the security and stability of CrowdStrike customers.
Over 200 flights have been cancelled by Indian carriers due to the Microsoft Azure outage. IndiGo alone said it has cancelled about 200. Flights have been impacted globally with some US carriers even doing a ground stop all flights for a while.
