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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

Firms hit by huge IT outage warned to be wary of scammers

Firms impacted by the recent global IT outage are being warned to be wary of scammers and hackers looking to take advantage of the situation......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsJul 22nd, 2024

Week in review: CrowdStrike update causes widespread IT outage, critical Splunk Enterprise flaw

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Faulty CrowdStrike update takes out Windows machines worldwide Thousands and possibly millions of Windows computers and servers worldwide have been.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsJul 21st, 2024

This is why Y2K24 was so much worse than the real Y2K

After the CloudStrike outage: Are we just one bad bit of code away from disaster?.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsJul 20th, 2024

Update: Worldwide IT outage due to buggy Crowdstrike sensor configuration update

The world is 16+ hours into what looks like the biggest IT outage in history, triggered by a defective update for Crowdstrike endpoint security software for Windows machines. The price of both Crowdstrike’s and Microsoft’s shares has tumb.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsJul 20th, 2024

Massive Outage Hits Microsoft Services Worldwide

Microsoft boss Satya Nadella addresses the issue. The post Massive Outage Hits Microsoft Services Worldwide appeared first on Phandroid. In what could be described as an actual real-life “Y2K” scenario, countless machines runn.....»»

Category: asiaSource:  phandroidRelated NewsJul 19th, 2024

Global cyber event affects dealership groups, suppliers

A technology stoppage, which crashed Microsoft Windows computer systems worldwide, stemmed from trouble with a software update from cybersecurity provider CrowdStrike Holdings Inc......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsJul 19th, 2024

What is CrowdStrike? How the worst tech outage of all time really happened

Who's the cybersecurity technology company behind the largest tech outage in history? Here is everything you need to know about the company......»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsJul 19th, 2024

A Windows version from 1992 is saving Southwest’s butt right now

Nearly every flight in the U.S. is grounded right now following error that’s affecting everything from travel to mobile ordering at Starbucks — but not Southwest Airlines flights. Southwest is still flying high, unaffected by the outage t.....»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsJul 19th, 2024

Update: Worldwide IT outage due to buggy Crowdstrike update

The world is 16+ hours into what looks like the biggest IT outage in history, triggered by a defective update for Crowdstrike endpoint security software for Windows machines. The price of both Crowdstrike’s and Microsoft’s shares has tumb.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsJul 19th, 2024

CrowdStrike fixes start at “reboot up to 15 times” and get more complex from there

Admins can also restore backups or manually delete CrowdStrike's buggy driver. Enlarge (credit: hdaniel) Airlines, payment processors, 911 call centers, TV networks, and other businesses have been scrambling this mornin.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsJul 19th, 2024

‘A fix has been deployed,’ says firm at center of global IT outage

The company at the center of a global IT outage on Friday has said the issue has been identified, isolated, and a fix has been deployed......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsJul 19th, 2024

CrowdStrike explained: How one faulty update killed half the world’s IT systems

The sheer scale of the global IT outage caused by a faulty software update has left many wondering how one update to one company’s security software could have such massive impact. Ironically, the effect of the CrowdStrike flaw has been almost i.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsJul 19th, 2024

Major outages at CrowdStrike, Microsoft leave the world with BSODs and confusion

Nobody's sure who's at fault for each outage: Microsoft, CrowdStrike, or both. Enlarge / A passenger sits on the floor as long queues form at the check-in counters at Ninoy Aquino International Airport, on July 19, 2024 in Manila.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsJul 19th, 2024

Global IT outage takes down airlines, banks, 911 services, more; CrowdStrike to blame

A huge mistake by cybersecurity company CrowdStrike has caused a global IT outage on a massive scale, with airlines, banks, health services, and more affected – including some 911 centers. United, Delta, and American Airlines are among the airli.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsJul 19th, 2024

Global chaos erupts as Windows security update goes bad

The vast majority of corporate IT worldwide is struggling on Friday morning, with things as mundane as point-of-purchase, and as complex as flight management not working because of a bad Windows security patch by security firm CrowdStrike.An unknown.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsJul 19th, 2024

Microsoft"s massive outage now hits Apple Pay terminals worldwide

A catastrophic Microsoft outage has taken down Windows systems across the globe, but while no Apple systems are affected, some stores are unable to use their terminals to accept Apple Pay.An unknown number of Apple Pay terminals are affected by the M.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsJul 19th, 2024

Faulty CrowdStrike update takes out Windows machines worldwide

Houndreds of housands and possibly millions of Windows computers and servers worldwide have been made inoperable by a faulty update of Crowdstrike Falcon Sensors, and the outage affected transport, broadcast, financial, retail and other organizations.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsJul 19th, 2024

Apple denies reports that its AI was trained on YouTube videos

According to a new report from Proof News, Apple has been using a dataset  containing the subtitles of 173,536 YouTube videos to train its AI......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsJul 18th, 2024

Delta 1.6 classic game emulator now available for iPad

The Delta emulator app that allows players to use their own ROM files for various retro gaming systems on an iPhone is now also available for the iPad.Delta now runs on iPhone and iPadThe emulator app from developer Riley Testut allows users to play.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsJul 13th, 2024

What to know about dealer, consumer, employee CDK lawsuits

As of July 11, consumers, dealerships and current and former auto retail employees have filed 10 federal lawsuits against CDK Global in connection with the company's 2024 cyberattacks and outage. Here's an overview......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsJul 13th, 2024