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The CrowdStrike (CRWD) outages did more than just sink the cybersecurity provider's stock on Friday; a CrowdStrike update to Microsoft Windows (MSFT) systems led to worldwide tech outages and massive headaches for banks, airlines, and even emergency services.
Market Domination host Julie Hyman details the pain points felt by these industries over the course of the day. Notably, Delta Air Lines (DAL) reported a whopping 777 cancelled flights globally.
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This post was written by Luke Carberry Mogan.
Yahoo Finance extensively covered the CrowdStrike incident throughout the course of the day:
Explainer: How CrowdStrike knocked the world offline
Global tech outage: Microsoft VP explains what went wrong
CrowdStrike update leads to global outage: Industries affected
Understanding the CrowdStrike outages, errors in IT space
CrowdStrike shares fall more than 13% as global IT outage grounds flights, cuts off 911 access
CrowdStrike 'too critical a tool' to cast off after outages
CrowdStrike still reputable, blowback will be short: Expert
IT outage opens questions about consolidation in tech: Analyst