July 23, 2024 at 03:07PM CrowdStrike’s recent software update caused widespread disruptions, highlighting the need for greater resiliency in enterprise IT. The faulty update affected millions of Windows systems worldwide, leading to recovery challenges and additional threats from cyber actors. The incident prompted a congressional inquiry and raised questions about automatic software updates. Restoring impacted … Read more
July 23, 2024 at 11:15AM House leaders are calling on CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz to testify about the company’s involvement in a major tech outage. Following a defective software update, millions of computers crashed, causing global disruptions. Congressional committees seek detailed explanations, while the cybersecurity company has begun implementing a new technique for remediation. Regulatory … Read more
July 23, 2024 at 10:36AM CrowdStrike warns of a new Daolpu malware, falsely distributed as a Windows recovery tool after the recent Falcon update struggles. This stealer targets account credentials and browser data from Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and Cốc Cốc. Attackers use malicious document macros to trigger the malware. CrowdStrike advises vigilance against phishing and … Read more
July 23, 2024 at 08:15AM CrowdStrike’s new technique is speeding up the system restoration process after millions of Windows devices experienced outages due to a faulty update. Despite Microsoft and CrowdStrike’s efforts, some organizations are still struggling. Threat actors are taking advantage of the situation with phishing and malware, including a new stealer called Daolpu. … Read more
July 21, 2024 at 07:59PM CrowdStrike’s Falcon Sensor software caused widespread outages of Windows computers and crashes of Linux machines. Red Hat warned customers of kernel panics and system crashes, advising to disable the Falcon Sensor/Agent software suite. CrowdStrike teased a rapid recovery tool, and millions of Windows machines were affected. The extent of disruption … Read more
July 21, 2024 at 09:30AM Microsoft reported that 8.5 million Windows devices were affected by a CrowdStrike software update causing major IT outages. They released a USB tool for IT administrators to expedite repairs, requiring a 64-bit Windows client with 8GB free space. Though impacting less than 1% of machines, Microsoft is deploying experts to … Read more
July 20, 2024 at 01:30PM CrowdStrike’s flawed Windows update led to a global IT disruption, exploited by threat actors to distribute Remcos RAT to Latin American customers using a disguised hotfix. The attack involves a ZIP file containing a malware loader and Spanish instructions, targeting CrowdStrike’s Latin America-based customers. Malicious actors are also setting up … Read more
July 20, 2024 at 12:22PM Global IT outage caused by CrowdStrike on July 19, 2024, affected various industries, leading to Windows computers malfunctioning. Trend Micro acknowledges the situation and advises vigilance in monitoring non-Windows environments against potential adversary exploitation. They emphasize the need for rapid bug mitigation and software deployment evolution. Trend shares resilience strategies … Read more
July 20, 2024 at 09:54AM Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike issued additional technical information and remediation guidance in response to a faulty update that caused global IT outages. A logic error triggered critical system failures on Windows systems but did not affect Mac and Linux. CrowdStrike provided workaround steps and a Dashboard feature to assist affected organizations. … Read more
July 19, 2024 at 02:03PM Millions of Windows systems experienced a blue-screen boot loop due to a broken file pushed out by CrowdStrike, impacting various sectors globally. The Kettle’s latest episode discusses this incident with experts from the UK and US. The show is available on YouTube and audio platforms like RSS, MP3, Apple, Amazon, … Read more