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| David Weston / The Official Microsoft Blog: |
Microsoft estimates that CrowdStrike's update affected 8.5M Windows devices, or less than 1% of all Windows machines — On July 18, CrowdStrike, an independent cybersecurity company, released a software update that began impacting IT systems globally. Although this was not a Microsoft incident …
More: Reuters, The Verge, CrowdStrike, iTnews, Bloomberg, Financial Express, SecurityWeek, Stack Diary, Politico, TechCrunch, Business Insider, CRN, Australian Financial Review, Livemint, TweakTown, KnowTechie, Jen Easterly on LinkedIn, Bloomberg, Newser, The Independent, Wccftech, SiliconANGLE, PCMag, Fortune, New York Daily News, Redmond Pie, Engadget, NPR, BBC, Neowin, GeekWire, NBC News, Microsoft, Build5Nines, Thurrott, The Stack, 9to5Mac, WRIC-TV, iPhone in Canada Blog, Digital Trends, Times-Standard, KXAN-TV, TIME, and Daring Fireball
Threads: @kylie.robison, @crumbler, @joshuamarris, @mckoss, @paulkerton, @jordanwfrank, and @justjason24
Mastodon: @GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social, @ianb@mastodon.well.com, @agreenberg@infosec.exchange, and @jik@federate.social
| CrowdStrike: |
CrowdStrike says a sensor configuration update to Windows systems triggered a logic error that resulted in a system crash and BSOD on impacted systems — What Happened? — On July 19, 2024 at 04:09 UTC, as part of ongoing operations, CrowdStrike released a sensor configuration update to Windows systems.
More: CrowdStrike, CrowdStrike, CrowdStrike, Neowin, The Guardian, The Verge, The Stack, 404 Media, TechCrunch, Reuters, CSO, New York Times, PCMag, Tom's Guide, Stack Diary, International Business Times, Business Insider, Forbes, SC Media, StateScoop, East Bay Times, GeekWire, CRN, WeLiveSecurity, Business Today, Livemint, Forbes, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, The Economic Times, TweakTown, Cybernews.com, Pixel Envy, The Cyber Express, Cyber Daily, Newser, SecurityWeek, GovTech, iTnews, Wired, WDHN-TV, KXAN-TV, and WRIC-TV
Threads: @benweston88, @arcanedrifter, @weispaints, @dino.luck, @thekyefox, @technicallymims, and @techronic9876
Mastodon: @MaybeMyMonkeys@mastodon …, @JMarkOckerbloom …, @ultranurd@tacobelllabs.net, and @chandlerc@hachyderm.io. Bluesky: @prettyhatmachine.bsky.social
X: @taviso, @patrickwardle, @george_kurtz, @perpetualmaniac, @eastdakota, @rakyll, @stevesi, @tomwarren, @stevesi, @jperlow, @loxyflo, @norootcause, @vkoukis, @0xtib3rius, @tobycmurray, @drandrewdwyer, @robmen, @gossithedog, @techspence, @jamiejbartlett, @jason, @arekfurt, @eastdakota, @shanselman, @stevesi, @k8em0, and @hackerfantastic
LinkedIn: Mahmoud Marzouk, Mikhail Sosonkin, Ann Johnson, and Igor Volovich
Forums: Hacker News, r/technology, r/crowdstrike, and Lobsters
| Washington Post: |
One defective CrowdStrike update for Windows breaking global systems resurfaces concerns about Microsoft's monopoly in government and enterprise IT systems — Officials say the incident highlights how much businesses and governments rely on the giant's products.
More: The Guardian, Forbes, Computerworld, The Crypto Basic, and heise online
X: @linakhanftc, @jeffnolan, @stevesi, @swiftonsecurity, @om, @allenholub, @stevesi, @sdw, and @om. Forums: Hacker News
| Wall Street Journal: |
Microsoft says it cannot wall off its OS due to a 2009 deal with the EC to give security software makers the same level of access to Windows that Microsoft gets — Global outage on Windows machines caused by CrowdStrike highlights Microsoft's security challenges
More: Thurrott and New York Times
| Robert McMillan / Wall Street Journal: |
More: Ed Zitron's Where's Your Ed At, VentureBeat, ScheerPost.com, On my Om, Mashable, New York Times, and The Verge
Mastodon: @dirkhh@hachyderm.io and @phil_stevens@mastodon.nz
X: @eastdakota, @eastdakota, @dinodaizovi, and @george_kurtz
| Steven Levy / Wired: |
A look at Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz's self-interested Trump support, including the “final straw”, a Biden proposal to tax unrealized capital gains at 25% — Venture capitalists Ben Horowitz and Marc Andreessen claim the tech industry, California, and the country are doomed if we don't embrace the former president.
More: CoinDesk and Disconnect
Mastodon: @elinor@infosec.exchange. Bluesky: @ianwaring.bsky.social. X: @stevenlevy, @daithaigilbert, and @mikebutcher. LinkedIn: Greg Williams
| OCCRP: |
An investigation details how scammers are using crypto ATMs to commit fraud; the FBI says US losses from scams carried out via crypto ATMs was $120M+ in 2023 — While crypto ATM operators insist they take steps to protect the public, investigators say the machines are a gift to criminal networks.
More: OCCRP on YouTube, Miami Herald, and Bankless Times
| Dominic-Madori Davis / TechCrunch: |
Some Black founders and investors say they feel betrayed by Ben Horowitz's support for Trump, as he has always been seen as an ally to the Black community — “It appears personal interest and profit supersedes people,” one founder lamented. — Some of the richest, most influential investors …
More: TechCrunch. Threads: @anildash. X: @mp3michael and @bhorowitz
LinkedIn: Shaka Senghor, Dominic-Madori Davis, and Gillian Marcelle, PhD
| Mercedes Ruehl / Financial Times: |
Malaysia's Johor state is attracting billions of dollars as tech giants take advantage of cheaper land and more abundant energy to build data centers — Companies take advantage of cheaper land and more abundant energy — In what were once wild jungle and palm oil plantations in southern Malaysia … | Matilda Battersby / The Bookseller: |
Academics say publisher Taylor & Francis hadn't told them about selling access to authors' research as part of a $10M+ Microsoft AI deal, nor let them opt out — Authors have expressed their shock after the news that academic publisher Taylor & Francis, which owns Routledge …
More: Pivot to AI and Flaming Well
Mastodon: @BenPatrickWill@mastodon …, @koutropoulos@social.ds106.us, @moorejh@mastodon.online, @RobertSeyfert@mastodon.social, @rwg@aoir.social, @actualham@social.coop, @kdriscoll@aoir.social, @Samuelmoore@hcommons.social, and @Zeb_Larson@zirk.us. LinkedIn: Rebecca Clements
Forums: Hacker News and r/academia
| Vikas Dhoot / The Hindu: |
The officers of India's largest retirement fund, the EPFO, warn the organization's crash-prone IT systems require immediate attention of the Union Government — The EPF Officers' Association has cautioned that a “continued denial” of the problem will only exacerbate the situation and hinder remedial efforts| Financial Times: |
OpenSecrets: ~80% of donations from internet companies have gone to Democrats so far this US election cycle, down from 90% in 2020, as support for Trump grows — Some of America's wealthiest tech investors have come out for Trump. But most Big Tech leaders are staying silent, for now
More: The Hill, Wired, ZyCrypto, and New York Times
Mastodon: @_dm@infosec.exchange and @hanse_mina@mastodon.social
X: @teddyschleifer and @teddyschleifer
| Sultan Quadri / Semafor: |
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