Global cyber outage

[stevenash]

How one cyber software update led to a global IT outage (msn.com)

[ChuckyTheGoat]

Yes. Hit a lot of sites.

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I'm shocked this didn't happen years ago, and this wasn't even a terror strike.
CrowdStrike said it was a software 'burp' during a routine update.

The problem here is they can't 'roll back' in other words abort and restore with a recent backup.

[ChuckyTheGoat]

I'm shocked this didn't happen years ago, and this wasn't even a terror strike.
CrowdStrike said it was a software 'burp' during a routine update.

The problem here is they can't 'roll back' in other words abort and restore with a recent backup.

It's crazy. I've always thought that computers are stupid.

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It happened middle of Friday afternoon down here.

Got hectic at airports and public transport.

[ChuckyTheGoat]

It happened middle of Friday afternoon down here.

Got hectic at airports and public transport.

Salud, Opti. Heard there were a lot of flight cancellations.

[pabonaparte]

I hate software updates

[Enkhbat]

So has this problem been resolved?

Not sure why it had such a big impact on airports.

[b1slickguy]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">CrowdStrike Founder/CEO Visibly Uncomfortable When Asked How One &quot;Software Bug&quot; Could Cripple Computers Worldwide<br><br>More -- <a href="https://t.co/4QVmhyomGe">https://t.co/4QVmhyomGe</a> <br><br>CrowdStrike found itself at the center of U.S. politics in 2016 when they reported that Russia had hacked the servers of the DNC. <a href="https://t.co/W4G6yYPiVd">pic.twitter.com/W4G6yYPiVd</a></p>&mdash; RCP Video (@rcpvideo) <a href="https://twitter.com/rcpvideo/status/1814387278178861350?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" >July 19, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">BREAKING: Reports are coming from Maricopa County, Arizona that Dominion voting machines are malfunctioning county-wide as a result of the CrowdStrike outage. Officials have long claimed that the machines are NEVER connected to the internet... you can laugh at those claims now… <a href="https://t.co/t5A6SIImKY">pic.twitter.com/t5A6SIImKY</a></p>&mdash; George (@BehizyTweets) <a href="https://twitter.com/BehizyTweets/status/1814368602201395679?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" >July 19, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[ChuckyTheGoat]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">BREAKING: Reports are coming from Maricopa County, Arizona that Dominion voting machines are malfunctioning county-wide as a result of the CrowdStrike outage. Officials have long claimed that the machines are NEVER connected to the internet... you can laugh at those claims now… <a rel="nofollow" href="https://t.co/t5A6SIImKY">pic.twitter.com/t5A6SIImKY</a></p>&mdash; George (@BehizyTweets) <a rel="nofollow" href="https://twitter.com/BehizyTweets/status/1814368602201395679?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" >July 19, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Insane. I've thought for some time:

*People have become so inept. Why is everyone so attached to the phone/internet etc?

I swear it's a Dumbing Down of America.

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Insane. I've thought for some time:

*People have become so inept. Why is everyone so attached to the phone/internet etc?

I swear it's a Dumbing Down of America.

Don't be sucked into the lies Chucky.

Google is your friend.

Dominion machines not affected at all, because of course they are not connected. Billion dollar defamation case found the truth of how they work already.

Some windows laptops that handled voter registration is the fault.

[stevenash]

This is disturbing.
CrowdStrike is an industry leader, this is inexcusable.

CrowdStrike update that caused global outage likely skipped checks, experts say (cnbc.com)

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This is disturbing.
CrowdStrike is an industry leader, this is inexcusable.

CrowdStrike update that caused global outage likely skipped checks, experts say (cnbc.com)

They installed a System Driver with a null pointer in it. Windows panics and shuts down on spot.

Should be standard practice anywhere to run a simple tool to check for null pointers in C++ code.

Or probably should not be using C++ for it at all anymore.

Seems like a very slack system to let that sort of error through.