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How a small software update triggered a global IT meltdown
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July 19, 2024
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2:19Now PlayingElon Musk called it the biggest IT failure ever.
A software update by the US firm CrowdStrike lead to a day of chaos, with airports, banks and even broadcasters such as Sky News going down for hours.
But how did such an update disrupt computer systems worldwide?
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