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How a software update from cyber firm CrowdStrike caused one of the world’s biggest IT blackouts

How a software update from cyber firm CrowdStrike caused one of the world’s biggest IT blackouts

George Kurtz, co-founder and CEO of CrowdStrike Inc., speaks during the Montgomery Summit in Santa Monica, California.

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A fault with an update issued by cybersecurity company CrowdStrike led to a cascade effect among global IT systems Friday, with industries ranging from banking to airlines facing outages.

Banks and health care providers saw their services disrupted and TV broadcasters went offline as…


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