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# #crowdstrike-outage

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[Phuoc Nguyen Dang](https://hashnode.com/@phuocnd) · [Apr 3](https://hashnode.com/posts/one-file-satisfies-85-million-the-crowdstrike-disaster/69cfe5c709b54b73c100de1d)

### [One File Satisfies 8.5 Million — The CrowdStrike Disaster](https://storyengine.hashnode.dev/one-file-satisfies-85-million-the-crowdstrike-disaster?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

On July 19, 2024, CrowdStrike pushed a routine config file update to 8.5 million Windows machines. The file had 21 data fields. The parser expected 20. No bounds check. No integration test. Result: the largest IT outage in history. $5.4 billion in Fo...

1 min read · [storyengine.hashnode.dev](https://storyengine.hashnode.dev/one-file-satisfies-85-million-the-crowdstrike-disaster?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[Derek Murawsky](https://hashnode.com/@dmurawsky) · [Jul 19, 2024](https://hashnode.com/posts/the-crowdstrike-outage-is-an-opportunity/669aae3e690f302257079c95)

### [The CrowdStrike Outage is an Opportunity](https://blog.murawsky.net/the-crowdstrike-outage-is-an-opportunity?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Lets think about why we allow streaming updates to production, and what might be some other options

5 min read · [blog.murawsky.net](https://blog.murawsky.net/the-crowdstrike-outage-is-an-opportunity?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)