CrowdStrike

A defective update to the CrowdStrike Falcon platform led to worldwide service outages, crashing Windows PCs and servers. This affected various critical sectors including air travel, hospitals, banks, and educational institutions, causing widespread operational disruptions and service unavailability.

Source: https://www.wired.com/story/carr-hackers-sanctioned-security-roundup/

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/crowdstrike

"id": "cro001073024",
"linkid": "crowdstrike",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "7/2024",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization’s existence"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': ['Air travel',
                                               'Hospitals',
                                               'Banks',
                                               'Educational institutions'],
                        'industry': 'Technology',
                        'location': 'Global',
                        'name': 'CrowdStrike',
                        'type': 'Cybersecurity Company'}],
 'description': 'A defective update to the CrowdStrike Falcon platform led to '
                'worldwide service outages, crashing Windows PCs and servers. '
                'This affected various critical sectors including air travel, '
                'hospitals, banks, and educational institutions, causing '
                'widespread operational disruptions and service '
                'unavailability.',
 'impact': {'downtime': 'Widespread operational disruptions and service '
                        'unavailability',
            'operational_impact': 'Critical sectors affected including air '
                                  'travel, hospitals, banks, and educational '
                                  'institutions',
            'systems_affected': ['Windows PCs', 'Servers']},
 'title': 'CrowdStrike Falcon Platform Outage',
 'type': 'Service Outage'}