Major IT outages are hitting industries across the world, with airlines, banking, shops and healthcare affected. Crowdstrike says global IT issues caused by 'defect' in 'content update.' Here's the full statement from George Kurtz, the CEO of Crowdstrike: "Crowdstrike is actively working with customers impacted by a defect found in a single content update for Windows hosts. "Mac and Linux hosts are not impacted. This is not a security incident or cyberattack. "The issue has been identified, isolated and a fix has been deployed. "We refer customers to the support portal for the latest updates and will continue to provide complete and continuous updates on our website. "We further recommend organisations ensure they’re communicating with Crowdstrike representatives through official channels. "Our team is fully mobilised to ensure the security and stability of Crowdstrike customers."