The Global CrowdStrike Outage Triggered a Surprise Return to Cash

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July 19, 2024, 9:59 PM

• •A CrowdStrike update caused millions of Microsoft systems to crash around the world on Friday.
• •Many businesses were forced to go cash-only or close until systems came back online.
• •The outage caused chaos at cashless businesses, including Starbucks and Indian airlines.

On Friday, a CrowdStrike update caused millions of Microsoft systems to crash around the world. This caused chaos in Australia, where many businesses were forced to go cash-only or close. In the US, some businesses also had to go cash-only, including Starbucks. The outage demonstrates the vulnerability of our current cloud and internet infrastructure.

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