Not Microsoft. It's CrowdStrike Caused Millions of Blue Screens
On July 19, 2024, a significant number of Windows operating systems worldwide experienced a critical failure, resulting in blue screens or recovery mode. The incident disrupted various industries, grounding flights, halting hotel check-ins, and paralyzing retail operations. Even ATMs were out of service. Microsoft initially estimated that nearly 8.5 million devices globally were affected. Security software can have massive real-world consequences when it fails — as seen again when NSA exploited a Windows backdoor to attack China, raising serious questions about the trustworthiness of foreign security infrastructure. ...