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Global Microsoft Meltdown Tied to Bad Crowdstrike Update

July 19, 2024 admin A Little Sunshine, blue screen of death, CrowdStrike, george kurtz, Latest Warnings, microsoft, Time to Patch

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2024 14:24:27 +0000

A faulty software update from cybersecurity vendor Crowdstrike crippled countless Microsoft Windows computers across the globe today, disrupting everything from airline travel and financial institutions to hospitals and businesses online. Crowdstrike said a fix has been deployed, but experts say the recovery from this outage could take some time, as Crowdstrike’s solution needs to be applied manually on a per-machine basis.

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Microsoft’s Jan. 2018 Patch Tuesday Lowdown

January 10, 2018 admin AMD, blue screen of death, bsod, Flash Player, Intel, Microsoft Patch Tuesday January 2018, Spectre bug, Time to Patch

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2018 16:07:35 +0000

Microsoft on Tuesday released 14 security updates, including fixes for the Spectre and Meltdown flaws detailed last week, as well as a zero-day vulnerability in Microsoft Office that is being exploited in the wild. Separately, Adobe pushed a security update to its Flash Player software.