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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.
CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. is an American cybersecurity technology company based in Austin, Texas. It provides endpoint security , threat intelligence , and cyberattack response services.
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.
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 ...
Major cybersecurity provider Crowdstrike issued a faulty software updated that impacted users of Microsoft’s Windows operating system, many of whom were greeted with crashing computers and the ...
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 ...
"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 ...
In computer security, a drive-by download is the unintended download of software, typically malicious software. The term "drive-by download" usually refers to a download which was authorized by a user without understanding what is being downloaded, such as in the case of a Trojan horse. In other cases, the term may simply refer to a download ...