Where can we download the CrowdStrike sys file that's causing the crash

The file that caused CrowdStrike to alert was `C-00000291-00000032.sys`, which was 42KB of null values. The replacement file, `C-00000291-00000033.sys`, was 35KB and appeared to be a normal file.

- On Friday morning, a massive outage affected airlines, TV broadcasters, banks, and other essential services worldwide, linked to CrowdStrike software. - The issue caused Windows machines to display the Blue Screen of Death, with systems falling offline due to a faulty content update. - CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz stated the problem isn't a cyberattack and doesn't affect Mac or Linux machines, but fixing it could take days to weeks. - The outage is tied to CrowdStrike's Falcon platform, which combines multiple security solutions into a single hub. - Independent cybersecurity researcher Lukasz Olejnik noted the interconnected nature of software can lead to single points of failure, complicating recovery efforts. Source: The Verge

Windows PC crashing all over. Meanwhile linux users: 😎

All laptops in my team are down. Apparently it's a global issue with Microsoft laptops - others also facing the same?

Also How is Crowdstrike linked to this?

https://twitter.com/mehtahansal/status/1673778126042861568?s=46&t=q4vw6v2_a3f6sPI8UT7XNw

sick of these companies forcing work from office down our throats, while stifling increments for the last 2yrs saying ‘you get to work from home, save a lot’. now suddenly they want everyone to come back to office, and they conveniently forget that they gave us shitty increments using wfh as an excuse.

- Around 8.5 million Windows devices were impacted by a recent CrowdStrike outage, according to Microsoft VP David Weston. - This is the first official number released, revealing the global scale of the issue caused by a software update. - The outage affected critical sectors like banks, airlines, and rail networks, despite the relatively low percentage of affected devices. - Weston emphasized the broad economic and societal impacts, noting the use of CrowdStrike by enterprises running critical services. - Microsoft and CrowdStrike are collaborating on a scalable solution to accelerate recovery, involving AWS and Google Cloud. Source: Techcrunch