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George Kurtz said a fix is being deployed.
WASHINGTON — A worldwide Microsoft outage is impacting Windows systems Friday morning. Airlines, banks and other services were reporting issues nationally and here in the DMV. The exact cause of the outage is still being investigated, but is thought to be connected to cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike.
According to the company's website, Crowdstrike launched in 2012 with its headquarters in Austin, Texas. The company makes software to help firms manage IT security.
"CrowdStrike secures the most critical areas of risk – endpoints and cloud workloads, identity, and data – to keep customers ahead of today’s adversaries and stop breaches," the website says.
President and CEO George Kurtz posted on X about the Microsoft outage just before 6 a.m. He stated that the issue was not linked to a cyberattack.
"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."
This is a developing story and we will continue to update as we gather more information.
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