How did a CrowdStrike config file crash millions of Windows computers? We take a closer look

July 23, 2024 at 05:01PM CrowdStrike’s Falcon platform update caused widespread crashes on Microsoft Windows machines, impacting 674,620 enterprise customer relationships. The flawed configuration file triggered system-wide crashes due to logic errors, disrupting global operations. The update aimed to detect and block malicious named pipe usage by malware, but the malformed file led to system … Read more