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The Crowdstrike Incident: A developer mistake explained in 3 minutes
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The Crowdstrike Incident: A developer mistake explained in 3 minutes

Why a routine update led to such widespread chaos

The morning I saw the news, I instantly thought developer mistake.

It never occurred to me it would be a hack.

But in talking with family and friends, I see how so many of them assumed it was a malicious attack.

In this short episode I break down what happened with Crowdstrike on July 19th and why it had such a devastating impact.

Resources

  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_CrowdStrike_incident

  • https://www.crowdstrike.com/falcon-content-update-remediation-and-guidance-hub/

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