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97% of Windows sensors back online – CrowdStrike

(UPDATES) ISTANBUL — CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz said 97 percent of Windows sensors were back online as of Thursday after an update caused a major global IT outage last week.

Kurtz, however, said the company's work was not yet complete, and it remained committed to restoring every impacted system.

Signage on a CrowdStrike office, an American cybersecurity technology company in Sunnyvale, California, USA, 19 July 2024. Global operations at various airports, airlines, banks, hospitals and other businesses have been impacted a global tech outage in systems running Microsoft Windows linked to a faulty CrowdStrike software update. According to CrowdStrike's CEO, the issue has been identified, isolated and a fix has been deployed. EPA-EFE/JOHN G. MABANGLO