The July 2024 screwup, which has since been described as the largest IT outage in history, affected computers running on Microsoft Windows. Per CrowdStrike, it was caused by a faulty software update that passed the companys validation checks despite containing problematic content data. Once the update went through, millions of devices worldwide displayed the infamous Blue Screen of Death. CrowdStrikes outage is estimated to have cost U.S. Fortune 500 Companies $5.4 billion. But amongst airline...
