Cryptocurrency
CrowdStrike CEO Addresses Recent Downtime
Friday. July 19 at 3:00 PM
1 min. readCrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz has updated customers on the recent downtime, clarifying that it was not a security breach. The issue stemmed from a defect in a content update affecting Windows hosts, with Mac and Linux hosts unaffected. Kurtz assured that the problem has been identified and resolved, emphasizing the importance of communication through official channels. The global outage of Microsoft's Windows systems, impacting critical services, was linked to CrowdStrike's cybersecurity software. Despite the incident, CrowdStrike's transparency and customer support were evident. Meanwhile, the crypto community seized the opportunity, creating memecoins inspired by the outage. CrowdStrike's stock fell after the incident, leading to gains for rival cybersecurity firms. In a separate incident, WazirX hackers prepared for 8 days before the attack, converting fake fiat into USDT.