Whether you're stuck at the airport waiting for a flight or unable to access your bank, you may be feeling the impact of the global internet outage Friday morning.
So who is to blame?
In a post on its website, cybersecurity company CrowdStrike blamed a defect in a Windows update that impacted customers. The company is now working on a solution with those customers including airlines, news outlets, 911 call centers and banks.
Here's what CEO George Kurtz said in a post on X:
"CrowdStrike is actively working with customers impacted by a defect found in a single content update for Windows hosts. Mac and Linux hosts are not impacted. This is not a security incident or cyberattack. The issue has been identified, isolated and a fix has been deployed."
Founded in 2012, CrowdStrike is a cybersecurity firm used by many large businesses to alert customers of potential breaches and help stop leaks. The company counts more than half of Fortune 500 companies among its clients, as well as 8 out of the top 10 financial services firms, 8 of the top 10 food and beverage companies, and 43 of the 50 U.S. States.
There were about 138 outages reported on CrowdStrike around 6 a.m. Friday, according to user reports on DownDetector.