CrowdStrike says more machines fixed as customers, regulators await details on what caused meltdown

Associated Press

07/22/2024

Worldwide Internet Outage — THE LOGO for CrowdStrike and a Spirit Airlines webpage are shown on a computer screen and mobile phone screen. A global technology outage grounded flights, knocked banks offline and media outlets off air after a faulty software update disrupted companies and services around the world. (AP PHOTO/RICHARD DREW)

AUSTIN, Tex. (AP) – Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike says a “significant number” of the millions of computers that crashed on July 19, causing global disruptions, are back in operation as its customers and regulators await a more detailed explanation of what went wrong. A defective software update sent by CrowdStrike to its customers disrupted airlines, banks,

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