CrowdStrike chief called to testify over global Microsoft IT outage [Video]

A US Congressional committee has called on CrowdStrike’s chief to testify at a hearing about the cybersecurity firm’s role in the global tech outage that brought flights, banks, and hospital procedures to a halt.

On Friday, a major tech outage embroiled the world in chaos as computers running Microsoft Windows began to show the “blue screen of death”, which later became clear was due to a faulty update to a CrowdStrike software.

The outage led to over 3,000 flights cancelled in the US alone and nearly 12,000 delayed, leaving passengers stranded.

It also caused surgery cancellations and disruptions to emergency call centres, according to the House Homeland Security Committee which has called on CrowdStrike boss George Kurtz to testify over the incident.

Experts say it may take days, or even …