One morning the internet wasn’t working properly and most of the planes weren’t flying. banking transactions cannot be executed One morning we woke up. The reason for this situation quickly became clear: information technology systems were not working due to the CrowdStrike update. It has been revealed how many devices are affected by this global problem.

According to the statement on Microsoft’s corporate blog, the number of devices affected by the issue 8.5 million happened. Although Microsoft said that number was less than 1 percent of the total number of Windows devices worldwide, it still said that the outage was the largest yet. After the outage, almost every industry, from aviation to banking, has recovered almost completely.

Cybersecurity experts warned

cyber security expertsstated that there was a chance of malicious software after the outage. The recovery process continues after delayed flights, missed deals and disrupted workflows. In addition, some cyber attackers try to trick people by posing as information technology officers after the problems are encountered.

CEO of CrowdStrike George Kurtz In his statement, he advised users to talk to the company’s official representatives before downloading the updates. In the company’s statement “We know that enemies and bad actors will try to turn such events into opportunities.” he said.

The problem started at 9pm on Thursday with the cybersecurity software CrowdStrike Falcon It affected Windows users who used it.