No indications of cyber attacks amid CrowdStrike outage, says UAE Cybersecurity Council

Seek information from official sources, says Council and CrowdStrike CEO

Last updated: July 19, 2024 | 15:09

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Issue has been identified, isolated, and a fix has been deployed, said CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz.

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Meanwhile, CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz said on his X (formerly known as Twitter) account that the global IT outage was “not a security incident or cyber attack”.

The cybersecurity firm’s software update is being blamed for disrupting computer systems around the world. “The issue has been identified, isolated and a fix has been deployed,” Kurtz said.

“We refer customers to the support portal for the latest updates and will continue to provide complete and continuous updates on our website. We further recommend organisations ensure they’re communicating with CrowdStrike representatives through official channels.