Advertisements


CrowdStrike denies responsibility for Delta airline outage

Delta Airlines seeks 500 million in damages after massive IT outage that was caused by faulty CrowdStrike updated. But how solid is the lawsuit?.....»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsAug 5th, 2024

iCloud Private Relay outage hits iPhone Safari users

Apple's iCloud Private Relay that protects user privacy while browsing, is currently slow or unavailable, leaving some Safari users unable to search.Apple's iCloud Private Relay encrypts user data to protect privacyiCloud Private Relay, available as.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsJul 26th, 2024

PSA: iCloud Private Relay outage affecting users

If you’re experiencing issues browsing the web on your Apple devices this Thursday night, you’re not alone. iCloud Private Relay is experiencing an outage that may cause the service to become slow or unavailable. more….....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsJul 26th, 2024

CrowdStrike gets hit with some more bad news

CrowdStrike announces that hackers claim to have some of the company's sensitive information on the hackers it tracks......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsJul 26th, 2024

Early CDK Global DMS return helped ease Group 1"s Q2 losses

The auto retailer estimates it lost $17 million in pretax income in the second-quarter due to the CDK outage......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsJul 25th, 2024

Learning from CrowdStrike’s quality assurance failures

CrowdStrike has released a preliminary Post Incident Review (PIR) of how the flawed Falcon Sensor update made its way to millions of Windows systems and pushed them into a “Blue Screen of Death” loop. The PIR is a bit confusing to read and parse,.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsJul 25th, 2024

CrowdStrike blames testing bugs for security update that took down 8.5M Windows PCs

Company says it's improving testing processes to avoid a repeat. Enlarge / CrowdStrike's Falcon security software brought down as many as 8.5 million Windows PCs over the weekend. (credit: CrowdStrike) Security firm Cro.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsJul 24th, 2024

This year’s big AT&T outage was worse than we thought

The massive AT&T outage in February was much more serious than previously thought, according to an FCC report laying out everything that went wrong......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsJul 24th, 2024

CrowdStrike blames buggy testing software for disastrous update

A bug in the Content Validator – a software element CrowdStrike relies on for testing and validating Rapid Response Content updates for its Falcon Sensors – is (partly) why the faulty update wasn’t caught in time, the company said......»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsJul 24th, 2024

Group 1 net income falls 19% in Q2, hurt by CDK outage

All of the company's stores remained open and used alternative processes throughout the CDK outage, Group 1 said......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsJul 24th, 2024

Appeals Court denies stay to states trying to block EPA’s carbon limits

The EPA's plan to cut carbon emissions from power plants can go ahead. Enlarge (credit: Bernhardt Lang) On Friday, the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit denied a request to put a hold on recently formulated rules th.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsJul 23rd, 2024

AT&T failed to test disastrous update that kicked all devices off network

AT&T caused outage that blocked 92 million calls, 25,000 attempts to reach 911. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | AaronP/Bauer-Griffin) A government investigation has revealed more detail on the impact and causes of a rece.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsJul 23rd, 2024

CrowdStrike’s ubiquity under fire as Congress calls for CEO to testify

Congress fears worker shortage may delay CrowdStrike repairs. Enlarge / Travelers navigate customer service and ticketing lines at Ronald Regan Washington National Airport on July 19, 2024 in Washington, DC. A global computer out.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsJul 23rd, 2024

CrowdStrike CEO called to testify before Congress to explain how it happened

The House Homeland Security Committee has written to CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz, asking him to testify before Congress. The letter says the committee wants Kurtz to explain how the global IT outage happened, and what steps it is taking to prevent a.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsJul 23rd, 2024

The Global IT Outage Sends Hospitals Reeling

Doctors find themselves without critical systems and diagnostic tools—and face the daunting reality that a full recovery could take days—after CrowdStrike’s botched deployment of a software update......»»

Category: gadgetSource:  wiredRelated NewsJul 22nd, 2024

A ‘significant’ amount of the 8.5 million PCs affected by CrowdStrike outage are fixed

Despite Microsoft releasing a fix for the CrowdStrike outage, there are still businesses out there struggling to get back on their feet......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsJul 22nd, 2024

In the middle of the meltdown: One thing CrowdStrike and Microsoft can’t fix

Not being able to blame the airline just makes delays that much more frustrating. Here's what it was like in the midst of Delta's CrowdStrike/Windows meltdown at the country's busiest airport......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsJul 22nd, 2024

Microsoft says 8.5M systems hit by CrowdStrike BSOD, releases USB recovery tool

When reboots don't work, bootable USB sticks may help ease fixes for some PCs. Enlarge / A bad update to CrowdStrike's Falcon security software crashed millions of Windows PCs last week. (credit: CrowdStrike) By Monday m.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsJul 22nd, 2024

CrowdStrike aftermath: Microsoft claims it cannot legally implement the same protections as Apple

The CrowdStrike aftermath is seeing IT teams around the world struggle to restore the 8.5 million Windows PCs taken out by the bug. The mess included thousands of flights cancelled, health centers unable to make appointments, retailer payment termina.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsJul 22nd, 2024

Microsoft releases tool to speed up recovery of systems borked by CrowdStrike update

By now, most people are aware of – or have been personally affected by – the largest IT outage the world have ever witnessed, courtesy of a defective update for Crowdstrike Falcon Sensors that threw Windows hosts into a blue-screen-of-dea.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsJul 22nd, 2024

Microsoft blames European Commission for global CrowdStrike catastrophe

The worldwide outage of Windows PCs was because of European Commission demands, says Microsoft, and we should get used to it.A typical "Blue Screen of Death" as seen by millions of people worldwide after the CrowdStrike updateThe outage that closed a.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsJul 22nd, 2024