On the 19th of July last year, a world's computers were unable to be accessed due to the blue screen issue.
This has been linked to CrowdStrike.
Who exactly is CrowdStrike?
CrowdStrike is a cybersecurity company that supplies antivirus software to Windows devices belonging to Microsoft and several other companies widely.
The Falcon anti-virus that is used is a protection software for user devices against the threat of hackers.
The company was founded in 2011 by George Kurtz, Dmitri Alperovitch, and Gregg Marston based in Sunnyvale, California, USA.
CrowdStrike has made it clear that there is a flaw in the software intended for Windows software content updates.
They also stated that the incident was not the result of hacking activity as Mac and Linux hosts were not affected.
Quick action has been taken by CrowdStrike to restore all affected systems and apologize for the impact.
He added that CrowdStrike will provide a detailed report on what has happened and the steps that will be taken to prevent this from happening in the future.
CrowdStrike has asked all affected users to be careful as some are taking advantage of the incident for scam purposes by impersonating CrowdStrike customer service.
Following the incident CrowdStrike shares have fallen by 12%. As of now CrowdStrike shares are at $304.96.
In early July CrowdStrike shares hit a record high of $398.29 before declining.
