CrowdStrike Holdings Inc., the company linked to a global outage
that affected airlines, emergency services and various businesses from banks to hospitals, is an American cybersecurity technology company based out of Austin, Texas.

The company describes itself as a global cybersecurity leader that’s “redefined security with the world’s most advanced cloud-native platform that protects and enables the people, processes and technologies that drive modern enterprise,” according to its website.

MICROSOFT TO FOX:

“Earlier today, a CrowdStrike update was responsible for bringing down a number of IT systems globally. We are actively supporting customers to assist in their recovery.”

The came after the software giant disclosed that the outage is tied to an update with its 365 product and a fix has been rolled out.

CrowdStrike shares fell by double digits after the company disclosed that it is responsible for a global outage taking airlines, 911 services, hospitals and others offline.

Here’s what to know about the security provider.

Airlines have requested assistance from the FAA related to the ongoing outage which has grounded some flights.

Some banks and brokers have reported intermittent processing issues tied to the global outage, sources telling FOX Business.

Delta Air Lines, American Airlines and United Airlines said that their flight operations had been impacted by the outage. Sun Country and Frontier also said their operations were also affected.

One of the nation’s biggest hospitals, Mass General in Boston, is halting all surgeries due to the outage, according to an update via X.

CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz explains the outage is not a cyberattack but was related to an update and a fix is being deployed.

Hospitals, 911, airlines, banks and other businesses were thrown offline after a global tech outage hit multiple industries.