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As someone who did tech support as a side gig for my last company, this happens literally every year so I try to keep up with news. Disastrous, bricking-computer-tier updates in January and February have been the norm for years now.
Luckily they are often fairly rare enough that it hasn't caused huge disruptions (in my case)