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Here's what we know about CrowdStrike, the company potentially to blame for a global tech outage

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The global outage impacts a raft of Australian companies and government agencies. Here's the latest on the company reportedly responsible.

A technical issue related to a US-based cybersecurity firm named CrowdStrike caused computers running Microsoft software across Australia and abroad to glitch on Friday.

The cybersecurity environment has changed rapidly in recent years due to the increased presence of threat actors targeting big business, including Ticketmaster, Medibank and Optus.One of the company's main products is CrowdStrike Falcon, which is described on its website as "providing real-time indicators of attack, hyper-accurate detection and automated protection" from possible cybersecurity threats.

The investor with the largest share is The Vanguard Group, a US investment fund, with about 6.79 per cent of the company.Former US president Donald Trump made reference to the conspiracy theory in a call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in 2019.

 

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