Crowdstrike says the global IT outage was not caused by a cyberattack

Crowdstrike, the firm linked to the major global IT outage, has ruled out a cyberattack. 

In a statement on X, CEO George Kurtz said the outage was "not a security incident or cyberattack." 

He said the company was "actively working with customers impacted by a defect found in a single content update for Windows hosts. Mac and Linux hosts are not impacted."

Kurtz said the issue had been "identified, isolated, and a fix has been deployed." Customers were being referred to its support portal for the latest updates. 

"We further recommend organizations ensure they're communicating with Crowdstrike representatives through official channels. Our team is fully mobilized to ensure the security and stability of Crowdstrike customers," he said.

By Beatrice Nolan.
Full story at Yahoo News.