CrowdStrike deploys fix for issue causing global tech outage

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CrowdStrike deploys fix for issue causing global tech outage
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CrowdStrike says the issue stemmed from a defect found in a single content update for Microsoft Windows hosts, and the outage was not a cyberattack

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Microsoft said separately it had fixed the underlying cause for the outage of its 365 apps and services including Teams and OneDrive, but residual impact was affecting some services. CrowdStrike is actively working with customers impacted by a defect found in a single content update for Windows hosts. Mac and Linux hosts are not impacted. This is not a security incident or cyberattack. The issue has been identified, isolated and a fix has been deployed. We…The issue stemmed from a defect found in a single content update for Microsoft Windows hosts, Kurtz said, adding Mac and Linux hosts were not impacted by the issue.

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