CrowdStrike faulty update causes global BSOD errors

A faulty update from cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike caused widespread "blue screen of death" (BSOD) errors on approximately 8.5 million Windows devices globally.

The disruption resulted from an issue in the detection engine of CrowdStrike's Falcon Sensor software, which conflicted with Windows systems.

Microsoft reported that less than one percent of all Windows machines were affected, but the economic and societal impacts were significant due to CrowdStrike's use by enterprises running critical services.

The incident caused operational challenges and temporary service interruptions for companies in industries such as banking and airlines across the US, Australia, India, the UK, and the European Union.

CrowdStrike confirmed the connection between its software update and the malfunctions and is working with Microsoft to roll back the software to an earlier version.