The American cybersecurity company Crowdstrike, whose IT issues have caused chaos in industries all over the world this morning, says it has identified a “defect found in a single content update for Windows”, and is working on a fix.
CrowdStrike CEO, George Kurtz writes on X that “the issue has been identified, isolated and a fix has been deployed”
He emphasized that this is not a security incident or a cyber attack:
“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 refer customers to the support portal for the latest updates and will continue to provide complete and continuous updates on our website.
We further recommend organizations ensure they’re communicating with CrowdStrike representatives through official channels. Our team is fully mobilized to ensure the security and stability of CrowdStrike customers.”