Omvangrijke Windows-storing leidt wereldwijd tot blauwe schermen

De problemen lijken verband te houden met een update uitgebracht door beveiligingsbedrijf Crowdstrike; Guardian Australia meldt dat Crowdstrike in zijn support-updates meldt dat het probleem achter de grootschalige Windows-storing is geïdentificeerd en wordt onderzocht. Ook is een workaround gedeeld door het team, melden gebruikers op Reddit. De redactie van Dutch IT Channel en Dutch IT Leaders heeft Crowdstrike om een reactie gevraagd.

De storing treft diverse landen wereldwijd. Onder meer vanuit Australië, Duitsland, India en Japan komen klachten binnen. Ook in Nederland zijn echter gebruikers getroffen.

'Fix is uitgerold'

“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”, meldt CrowdStrike in een verklaring. 

“Today was not a security or cyber incident. Our customers remain fully protected. We understand the gravity of the situation and are deeply sorry for the inconvenience and disruption. We are working with all impacted customers to ensure that systems are back up and they can deliver the services their customers are counting on. As noted earlier, the issue has been identified and a fix has been deployed. There was an issue with a Falcon content update for Windows Hosts. For the latest information that we will continuously update, please refer to the CrowdStrike website (https://www.crowdstrike.com/blog/statement-on-windows-sensor-update/), my posts on LinkedIn, and my posts on X. I will continue to provide updates to our community and the industry as they become available.”