Massive tech outage grounds flights, knocks banks offline, and more

A faulty update to cybersecurity software knocked computers offline across industries and across the globe Friday. The company responsible, CrowdStrike, announced the issue with its Falcon tool had been identified and a fix had been deployed. Only computers running Microsoft Windows were affected, not those running Mac or Linux. MORE: # Stay up to date with our digital and social media content: Facebook: Twitter: Instagram: Latest local news and weather: Latest Weather Forecast: Download our App: Share Your Photos and Videos: Send us News Tips: ml-Missoula-KECI-News@ Call our newsroom: 406-721-5642 NBC Montana is a MT based station and a NBC Television affiliate owned and operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group. Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. is one of the largest and most diversified television broadcasting companies in the country today. Sinclair owns and operates, programs, or provides sales services to 163 television stations in 77 markets, after pending transactions. #montana #montanamoment #nbcmontana #mtwx #news #crowdstrike #techoutage #worldwideoutage #outage