August 7, 2024 at 06:57AM CrowdStrike published a root cause analysis of the Falcon Sensor update crash, revealing a content validation issue in the “Channel File 291” incident. The deployment of a new Template Type caused a crash, leading to global Windows device disruptions. CrowdStrike detailed corrective measures and engaged third-party security vendors, while Delta … Read more
July 24, 2024 at 10:36AM CrowdStrike’s faulty security content configuration update for their Falcon sensor caused a global incident last Friday, impacting global IT teams, and disrupting business continuity. The update, designed to provide new security content to its software, triggered a Windows operating system crash. CrowdStrike released a preliminary Post Incident Review, apologized for … Read more
July 24, 2024 at 10:24AM CrowdStrike released a Preliminary Post Incident Review explaining that a faulty Falcon update caused millions of Windows systems to crash due to a bug in the Content Validator. The issue stemmed from a problematic content configuration meant to gather telemetry on new threat techniques. CrowdStrike acknowledged inadequate testing and is … Read more
July 24, 2024 at 05:27AM CrowdStrike attributed a widespread Windows outage to a faulty update to its Falcon platform. The update, including Rapid Response Content, led to crashes on Windows systems using sensor version 7.11 and above. CrowdStrike is enhancing its testing processes and error handling mechanisms to prevent future disruptions and plans to deploy … Read more
July 24, 2024 at 01:22AM CrowdStrike attributed last week’s mass crash to a bug in its own test software, Falcon Sensor. The incident report detailed the use of “Template Instances” to detect threats, and how a bug in the Content Validator resulted in a “dud” release, leading to a Windows OS crash on around 8.5 … Read more