Passengers wait in line at ticket counters after airlines grounded flights due to a worldwide tech outage caused by an update to CrowdStrike's “Falcon Sensor" software which crashed Microsoft Windows systems, at Tampa International Airport in Tampa, Florida, U.S., July 19, 2024. REUTERS/Octavio Jones
LONDON (Reuters) -American cybersecurity company CrowdStrike became a household name for all the wrong reasons on Friday, after a botched software update caused havoc around the world.
The company's stock fell more than 11% on Friday after an outage disrupted operations across multiple industries - shutting down public services, halting flights and forcing some broadcasters off the air.
