On Friday morning, a global failure of Windows-based equipment affected telecommunications operators, banks, and airlines around the world. CrowdStrike confirmed that the global failure had occurred due to its update for the Falcon Sensor cybersecurity application.
"CrowdStrike continues to focus on restoring all systems as soon as possible. Of the approximately 8.5 million Windows devices that were impacted, a significant number are back online and operational," the company said on X.
The company, however, did not specify the exact number of devices restored.