CrowdStrike IT outage affected 8.5 million Windows devices, Microsoft says

Microsoft  estimates that 8.5 million computers worldwide are disabled by  IT worldwide.  This is the first time that news has been given about this program that continues to cause problems all over the world.  The attack came from a cyber security company called CrowdStrike, which sent out a known malware to many of its clients.  Microsoft, which helps customers recover, said in a blog post: "We currently estimate that the CrowdStrike update has affected 8.5 million Windows devices."
David Weston, the company's vice president of business and operating systems, said in the post that this number is less than 1% of all Windows machines worldwide, but  "the impact is much larger on the economy and society." proven to be used by many CrowdStrike companies. . which provides essential services."
The company may be right about how many disabled devices are not there. for companies like CrowdStrike to review updates before they are sent and fix disaster recovery from using the current system," Mr Weston said. The
  IT failure was massive and  one of the worst cyber incidents in history.
The number given by Microsoft means that this is the biggest program on the Internet, beating all previous hacking and crime.  The most recent was the WannaCry cyberattack in 2017, which was said to have affected around 300,000 computers in 150 countries. The infamous NotPetya attack happened a month later.
There is also a  six-hour suspension in Meta 2021, which controls Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp. But this is not limited to the big social media  and some of their partners.
The massive breach also prompted warnings from cyber security experts and companies around the world about the possibility of attempted IT hacks. The
internet service in the UK and Australia is warning people to beware of fake emails, calls and websites pretending to be official.
and CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz urged users to make sure  to talk to the company's representatives  before downloading the patch.
"We know that adversaries and criminals will try to take advantage of such events," he said in a blog post.
Whenever there is a big news story, especially one related to technology, the runners react by changing their current methods to get the fear and uncertainty.
According to researchers at Secureworks, domain registration is on the rise through CrowdStrike - hackers are registering new websites that appear in the government, can deceive IT administrators or  the public and downloading malware or providing personal information.
cybersecurity companies around the world are asking IT responders to use only the CrowdStrike website for information and assistance.
tips are relevant to IT leaders as they try to get their organizations back online.
But individuals can be targeted, so experts warn to be careful and  act on information only through the  CrowdStrike channel.