CrowdStrike Update Causes Global Microsoft Outage, Affecting Services and Bringing ‘Blue Screen of Death’

CrowdStrike, the endpoint security software, caused a major global outage of Microsoft services including Windows and Office 365, following an update on Friday. The alleged issue brought the ‘blue screen of death’ (BSOD) to Windows devices across the world, with users unable to access their devices. Furthermore, the problem is also reported to have resulted in the disruption of services across information technology (IT) companies, airports, banks and other sectors. 

## Microsoft Outage

The issue seems to have surfaced following an update to endpoint security software CrowdStrike, resulting in the ‘Blue Screen of Dealth’ error on Windows devices.

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