CrowdStrike blames bug that led to global tech outage

The logo for CrowdStrike and a Spirit Airlines webpage. Picture: Richard Drew/AP

CrowdStrike is blaming a bug in an update that allowed its cybersecurity systems to push bad data out to millions of customer computers, setting off last week’s global tech outage.

CrowdStrike also outlined measures it would take to prevent the problem from recurring, including staggering the roll out of updates, giving customers more control over when and where they occur, and providing more details about the updates that it plans.