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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 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 flaw essentially caused computers running Microsoft Windows to freeze up and display the dreaded "blue screen of death." Affected systems needed to be brought back to life, one by one.
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.
A global tech outage disrupted major airlines, media companies, banks, and telecommunications firms worldwide Friday morning. Here's what we know.
Digital signage at Dulles International Airport displaying a blue screen of death during the incident Globally, 5,078 air flights, 4.6% of those scheduled that day, were cancelled. [ 53 ] [ 27 ] An unrelated Microsoft Azure outage, affecting services such as Microsoft 365 , compounded airlines' problems.
The trouble with the update issued by CrowdStrike and affecting computers running Microsoft's Windows operating system was not a hacking incident or cyberattack, according to CrowdStrike, which apologized and said a fix was on the way. But it wasn't an easy fix. It required “boots on the ground” to remediate, said Gartner analyst Eric Grenier.
The trouble with the update issued by CrowdStrike and affecting computers running Microsoft's Windows operating syste. Airlines, banks, hospitals and other risk-averse organizations around the ...