July 30, 2024 at 03:05PM Delta Air Lines suffered significant financial losses due to the CrowdStrike outage and has engaged legal representation to consider recovering an estimated $500 million. The outage, caused by a faulty Channel File update, affected millions of Windows machines globally and implicates both CrowdStrike and Microsoft. Delta’s engagement of high-profile lawyer … Read more
July 26, 2024 at 06:59PM CrowdStrike’s update caused widespread disruption, particularly in healthcare, with over half of the Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center affected. Recovery efforts continue, with only 18% fully recovered as of July 25. Microsoft released a USB Recovery Tool, but some systems, especially in healthcare, require manual intervention. The outage may … Read more
July 24, 2024 at 01:11PM The US Department of Transportation is investigating Delta Air Lines’ handling of the recent IT outage caused by CrowdStrike’s update, leading to numerous flight cancellations and delays. The Secretary of Transportation expressed concerns over Delta’s recovery efforts, prompting a new enforcement era. Delta’s progress update shows gradual improvements, but the … Read more
July 23, 2024 at 11:23AM Thousands of typosquatting domains are exploiting the desperation of IT admins affected by the CrowdStrike outage. The domains aim to deceive users with small typos and extort money through phishing and extortion tactics. CrowdStrike has issued warnings and guidance for affected organizations, while some customers are still experiencing recovery challenges. … Read more
July 21, 2024 at 07:35PM Threat actors are exploiting the CrowdStrike glitch by targeting companies with data wipers and remote access tools. CrowdStrike is actively assisting affected customers and warns about phishing attempts. Malware campaigns impersonate CrowdStrike to distribute RATs and wipers. The faulty update affected 8.5 million Windows devices, leading to widespread disruption. CrowdStrike … Read more
July 19, 2024 at 09:54AM Businesses globally experience disruptions due to a faulty update from cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike, causing crashes in Windows workstations and Google Cloud Compute Engine. Security researcher Kevin Beaumont confirms the defective update causing crashes and CrowdStrike’s shares drop 15%. Recovery is expected to take days, emphasizing the need for system fail-safes … Read more