Company says global tech outage not a cyberattack

(The Center Square) – Cybersecurity firm Crowdstrike said Friday a major technology outage is not a cyberattack but is due to a defect in a single content update. 

Banks, airlines and other services all across the world were affected by the incident.

“The issue has been identified, isolated and a fix has been deployed,” the company said on its blog.

The Department of Homeland Security posted on X that it has become involved.

“The Department, and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (@CISAgov) are working with CrowdStrike, Microsoft and our federal, state, local and critical infrastructure partners to fully assess and address system outages,” DHS posted on X at 9:07 a.m.

Airports asked passengers for patience. 

“With the global technology issue impacting several airlines this morning, please check your flight status directly with your carrier. Longer lines and wait times are possible, please allow extra time,” the Chicago O’Hare International Airport said on its Facebook page.

Police in Phoenix posted on X that 911 call center has been restored after the outage impacted operations late Thursday night.

“If you called for non-emergency police assistance during the outage, please be patient as we work through those calls,” Phoenix police posted at 8:54 a.m.