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CrowdStrike effectively bricked windows, Mac and Linux today. (possumpat.io)
submitted 9 months ago by variants@possumpat.io to c/linuxmemes@lemmy.world
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CrowdStrike effectively bricked windows, Mac and Linux today.

Windows machines wonโ€™t boot, and Mac and Linux work is abandoned because all their users are on twitter making memes.

Incredible work.

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[-] thecodeboss@lemmy.world 14 points 9 months ago

What's the criteria for a Windows machine to be affected? I use Windows but haven't had any issues today.

[-] NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 69 points 9 months ago

This is specifically caused by an update for CrowdStrike's Falcon antivirus software, which is designed for large organizations. This won't affect personal computers unless they've specifically chosen to install Falcon.

[-] Dudewitbow@lemmy.zip 27 points 9 months ago

be a windows based machine protected by crowdstrike as a security service, and received said botched update

[-] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 11 points 9 months ago

protected

Um, about that...

[-] Dudewitbow@lemmy.zip 26 points 9 months ago

i means cops exist to protect and serve, whether they actually do that is a different story

[-] Revan343@lemmy.ca 15 points 9 months ago

cops exist to protect and serve

Supreme Court says otherwise. It's just a slogan, not an actual mission statement

[-] harrys_balzac@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 9 months ago

ACAB - now with CrowdStrike!

[-] GamingChairModel@lemmy.world 11 points 9 months ago

(taps head) Can't infect a system that won't turn on.

[-] Zorsith 9 points 9 months ago

Hey! Its VERY secure, nobody can get into it!

[-] smb@lemmy.ml 2 points 9 months ago

yes it protected - by accident - the servers from booting into malware ๐Ÿ˜

[-] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

"This is a nice little server you've got here. Be a shame if something happened to it."

[-] istanbullu@lemmy.ml 2 points 9 months ago

You need to be a Crowdstike customer

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