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• Today, 19th of July 2024, CrowdStrike, a leading cybersecurity firm, experienced a significant service outage that has disrupted its operations and affected numerous clients worldwide. The outage, which began early this morning, has raised concerns about the reliability of cybersecurity infrastructure and the potential vulnerabilities even top-tier providers face.

The Outage Incident

The service interruption started at approximately 8:00 AM (UTC), when users began reporting difficulties accessing CrowdStrike’s Falcon platform. The Falcon platform, known for its real-time threat detection and response capabilities, is critical for many organizations’ cybersecurity operations. Clients from various sectors, including finance, healthcare, and government, reported issues ranging from delayed threat detection alerts to complete inaccessibility of the platform.

Causes of the Outage