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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.
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Threads: @benweston88, @arcanedrifter, @weispaints, @dino.luck, @thekyefox, @technicallymims, and @techronic9876
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LinkedIn: Mahmoud Marzouk, Mikhail Sosonkin, Ann Johnson, and Igor Volovich
Forums: Hacker News, r/technology, r/crowdstrike, and Lobsters
| 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 …
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Threads: @kylie.robison, @crumbler, @joshuamarris, @mckoss, @paulkerton, @jordanwfrank, and @justjason24
| Reuters: |
Reeling from CrowdStrike-related outages, Delta has canceled ~4.5K flights, ~1K on Sunday, and has already canceled 100+ for Monday, according to FlightAware — Delta Air Lines (DAL.N) struggled to restore normal operations on Sunday after last week's crippling global cyber outage …
More: CNN, New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, Benzinga, and Associated Press
| 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: Neowin, Thurrott, New York Times, and Bloomberg
Threads: @1612elphi. Mastodon: @ianb@mastodon.well.com. X: @fxshaw, @r00tkitsmm, @malwarejake, @fxshaw, @counternotions, @gossithedog, @fxshaw, @andrewmayne, @stevesi, @swiftonsecurity, @i0n1c, @zeynep, and @eastdakota
| 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 Verge, The Guardian, On my Om, Howie Town, Forbes, Computerworld, and The Crypto Basic
X: @linakhanftc, @stevesi, @jeffnolan, @sdw, @om, @om, @swiftonsecurity, @allenholub, and @stevesi. LinkedIn: Gus Fritschie. Forums: Hacker News
| 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
| Dominic-Madori Davis / TechCrunch: |
More: TechCrunch. Threads: @anildash and @richardlawler
X: @brianbrackeen, @naithanjones, @mp3michael, and @bhorowitz
LinkedIn: Shaka Senghor, Dominic-Madori Davis, and Gillian Marcelle, PhD
| Financial Times: |
More: Business Insider, The Economic Times, New York Times, The Guardian, Gizmodo, Wired, New York Times, and ZyCrypto
Mastodon: @_dm@infosec.exchange and @hanse_mina@mastodon.social
X: @teddyschleifer and @teddyschleifer
| Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple's Eddy Cue has pushed TV+ studio chiefs to exert more control over budgets, hoping to change Apple's reputation as the biggest spender in town — The iPhone maker is starting to exert more control over its production partners — Netflix extended its lead over fellow streaming services …
Threads: @jbillinson and @jbillinson
X: @technology, @pkafka, @carnage4life, @lucas_shaw, @jacobjaboyle, and @lucas_shaw
| Fanny Potkin / Reuters: |
Sources: Nvidia is working with Inspur to launch and distribute a new flagship AI chip “B20” for China that would be compatible with current US restrictions — Nvidia (NVDA.O) is working on a version of its new flagship AI chips for the China market that would be compatible …
More: Benzinga, The Information, VideoCardz.com, Proactive, Neowin, Wccftech, Forexlive, and Investing.com
| Manish Singh / TechCrunch: |
Indian crypto exchange WazirX has “temporarily” paused trading activities days after suspending customer withdrawals following a ~$230M security breach — WazirX, one of India's largest cryptocurrency exchanges, has suspended all trading activities on its platform days after losing … | Sarah E. Needleman / Wall Street Journal: |
How EA uses AI to scan ~11K players' photos to create 3D avatars for its college football game; EA secured players' likeness rights for the first time in 2021 — Electronic Arts used new tech to scan photos for its videogame after securing players' likeness rights for the first time| Jason Schreier / Bloomberg: |
How indie game developer Terrible Posture Games avoided bankruptcy after an ~$800K investment from an unlikely source: Nerd Ninjas, another indie developer — Terrible Posture Games got funding help from an unlikely source: another indie developer — Hi everyone.| Paul Sawers / TechCrunch: |
An interview with Arkady Volozh, CEO of Nebius, formerly Yandex NV, on selling its Russian assets and pivoting to become a full-stack AI infrastructure provider — Arkady Volozh says his ‘new’ company is much like a startup, albeit an ‘unusually big one’ — When is a startup not a startup?
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