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Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike is “actively working” to fix a “defect” in an update for Microsoft Windows users which sparked a global IT outage, the company’s chief executive has said.
The chief executive of CrowdStrike, the firm at the centre of the global IT outage, has said he is “deeply sorry” for the incident, but warned it would take “some time” for systems to be ...
On 19 July at 04:09 UTC, CrowdStrike distributed a faulty configuration update for its Falcon sensor software running on Windows PCs and servers. A modification to a configuration file which was responsible for screening named pipes, Channel File 291, caused an out-of-bounds memory read [14] in the Windows sensor client that resulted in an invalid page fault.
Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike said it deployed a "fix," and was working with those who were impacted after a global Microsoft outage disrupted internet connectivity around the world.
The airline contends that CrowdStrike's negligence in software testing and deployment directly resulted in the operational disruptions. In response, CrowdStrike has acknowledged the faulty update but disputes the extent of its liability, attributing Delta's prolonged recovery to the airline's internal IT management.
CrowdStrike warned that malicious actors might try to pose as its staff or independent researchers claiming to help fix the problem. [ 252 ] CrowdStrike offered $10 UberEats vouchers to some employees at companies that sell and support its software as thanks for helping Crowdstrike customers recover, prompting ridicule given the costs ...
An Australian firm overcame the restart mess: How a cheap barcode scanner helped fix CrowdStrike'd Windows PCs in a flash, from El Reg. MinorProphet 12:14, 25 July 2024 (UTC) CrowdStrike has issued a "Preliminary Post Incident Review". According to this report, it was a bit more complicated (and, in my eyes, looking even worse for the company ...
"All of CrowdStrike understands the gravity and impact of the situation. We quickly identified the issue and deployed a fix, allowing us to focus diligently on restoring customer systems as our ...