Microsoft Says 8.5 Million Windows Devices Impacted by CrowdStrike Incident, Publishes Recovery Tool

Microsoft says roughly 8.5 million Windows devices were impacted by the faulty software update from CrowdStrike, and published a tool to help admins through the recovery process.
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CrowdStrike Provides Remediation Guidance After Software Update Causes Worldwide IT Chaos

CrowdStrike on Saturday provided technical information and remediation guidance to help organizations impacted by the faulty software update that trigged massive IT outages across the globe on Friday.  
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Scenarios to exploit CrowdStike as a massive attack on thousands of machines

On July 19, 2024, many witnessed an IT "outage" linked to CrowdStrike’s Falcon sensor on Windows machines. Some started to blame Microsoft for that, and some were figuring out what went wrong with CrowdStrike and the relationship… Continue reading Scenarios to exploit CrowdStike as a massive attack on thousands of machines

Update: Worldwide IT outage due to buggy Crowdstrike update

The world is 16+ hours into what looks like the biggest IT outage in history, triggered by a defective update for Crowdstrike endpoint security software for Windows machines. The price of both Crowdstrike’s and Microsoft’s shares has tumble… Continue reading Update: Worldwide IT outage due to buggy Crowdstrike update

Global Microsoft Meltdown Tied to Bad Crowstrike Update

A faulty software update from cybersecurity vendor Crowdstrike crippled countless Microsoft Windows computers across the globe today, disrupting everything from airline travel and financial institutions to hospitals and businesses online. Crowdstrike said a fix has been deployed, but experts say the recovery from this outage could take some time, as Crowdstrike’s solution needs to be applied manually on a per-machine basis. Continue reading Global Microsoft Meltdown Tied to Bad Crowstrike Update