now we know who was behind micorsoft outage!

- 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

Okay hear me out, the kernel panic happened because of a channel update. For those who don't know channel updates consist of updating files not the code itself. So the BSOD happened because of a new file update and not the code. Although it's true that they didn't handle the null check. But what if some hackers deliberately replaced the affected file with a faulty one where code tried to access it at a memory location that doesn't exist. Because it seems too far fetched to me to believe that they didn't do proper testing as even crowdstrike is aware of the importance of such updates. What if they decided to let people assume that it was a stupid null check error and not they getting hacked? As that would have been really bad for a cybersecurity company. Share your view !!!!

- 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

- Major banks, media, airports and airlines affected by major IT outage - Payment systems impacted in different parts of the world, including Australia and the UK. - Australia's government calls for emergency meeting - Significant disruption to some Microsoft services - 911 services disrupted in several US states including Alaska, Arizona, Indiana, Minnesota, New Hampshire and Ohio. - Services at London Stock Exchange disrupted - Sky News is off air - Reports the issue relates to problem at global cybersecurity firm Crowdstrike

Also How is Crowdstrike linked to this?

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

Just Programer Things 🛐 https://x.com/Perpetualmaniac/status/1814376668095754753?t=vEOF2EmlMINOpkuWLg3dOQ&s=19 That's the reason yesterday some of all windows systems are breakdown and causes a global outrage #Windows #crowdstrike

Just Programer Things 🛐 https://x.com/Perpetualmaniac/status/1814376668095754753?t=vEOF2EmlMINOpkuWLg3dOQ&s=19 That's the reason yesterday some of all windows systems are breakdown and causes a global outrage #Windows #crowdstrike

Just Programer Things 🛐 https://x.com/Perpetualmaniac/status/1814376668095754753?t=vEOF2EmlMINOpkuWLg3dOQ&s=19 That's the reason yesterday some of all windows systems are breakdown and causes a global outrage #Windows #crowdstrike