An update to Crowdstrike’s Falcon sensor has caused millions of servers to BSOD
If you’re managing Windows servers you may need to cancel your weekend plans as a CrowdStrike update has caused millions of Windows servers to BSOD / boot loop. It appears that this is not a security incident or attack and only affects Windows hosts. Linux and Mac are not affected.
The issue was first reported 19:00 UTC on the 18th of July and was acknowledged by CrowdStrike in the early hours of 19th July.
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