- Elon Musk mocks Microsoft over global IT disruption impacting multiple sectors.
- Owner X posted a laughing emoji in response to a meme making fun of Microsoft.
- Microsoft’s issues relate to its CrowdStrike tool, which caused widespread disruption.
Elon Musk mocked Microsoft over global IT outage on Friday.
The billionaire posted a laughing emoji in response to a meme shared on X mocking the outage. The caption read: “Everything is down, but this app is still working.”
Airlines, banks, retailers and healthcare providers experienced widespread disruptions after Microsoft reported problems with its online services, linked to issues at cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike.
This issue causes some Windows users to be unable to access their systems, and instead a “blue screen of death” appears on their computer screens.
In another post on X, Musk quoted and re-uploaded an earlier post he wrote in 2021: “Macrohard >> Microsoft.”
James Bore, a cybersecurity expert and managing director of the Bores Group, told Business Insider that the outage appeared to be caused by a tool called Falcon from cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike.
Bore said the issue cannot be fixed automatically, requiring a manual reboot.
CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz said in a post on X on Friday that the cybersecurity firm is “actively working with customers impacted by a flaw discovered in a single content update for Windows hosts.”
He added that the issue was not a cyberattack or security incident and that “the issue has been identified, isolated and a fix has been implemented.”
Microsoft did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider.
