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Experts Suggest CrowdStrike Update Behind Global Outage Likely Skipped Key Checks

The lack of thorough testing is believed to have contributed to the widespread disruption affecting clients' computer systems worldwide.

Latin Times

US Regulator Finds Weak Risk Management At 11 Banks

The OCC found that 11 of the 22 large banks under its supervision have "insufficient" or "weak" operational risk management.

International Business Times

CrowdStrike says significant number of devices back online after global outage

But experts says full recovery from Friday’s IT failure could take weeks

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UK doctors and travel firms warn of backlog after global IT outage

CrowdStrike has ‘fixed’ defect but knock-on effects of disruption continue to affect NHS and air travel

The Guardian - UK

India wages war on online scammers with new cybercrime centre

India plans to launch a dedicated cybercrime centre to crack down on online scams, which are estimated to have cost victims nearly 200 million euros in the first four months of this year alone.

Radio France Internationale

Crowdstrike tells Australian government it is ‘close to rolling out automatic fix’ after global outage

Home affairs minister Clare O’Neil says systems should soon be back online but business groups say companies may need days to recover

The Guardian - AU

Sydney commuters face delays as light rail workers strike – as it happened

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'Teething issues' to linger after global IT outage

A senior government minister is warning it could be up to two weeks before Australia's systems return to normal after the hugely disruptive CrowdStrike outage.

AAP

The IOC says Paris 2024 IT systems held up well to CrowdStrike outage

The Olympic Committee said its cyber-security team handled the tech meltdown admirably and has ‘huge safeguards’ in place

The Guardian - UK

The Observer view on the global IT crash: lessons must be learned from CrowdStrike fiasco

Error that caused a global standstill reveals fragility of a networked world that has been created for efficiency rather than resilience

The Guardian - UK

NHS England warns of disruption next week as global IT outage wreaks havoc

Flights continue to be cancelled while GP surgeries and hospitals will be dealing with impact of backlogs

The Guardian - UK

8.5 million computers running Windows affected by faulty update from CrowdStrike

As the world continues to recover from massive business and travel disruptions caused by a faulty software update from cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike, malicious actors are trying to exploit the situation for their own gain

The Independent UK

The Microsoft/CrowdStrike outage shows the danger of monopolization

As the world recovers from the largest IT outage in history, it shows the danger of one point of failure in IT infrastructure

The Guardian - US

Third of England’s pharmacy drug supplies hit by global IT outage, officials say

Multiple hospitals across the country have declared critical incidents following IT outage which hit 3,700 GP practices

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The Independent UK

Internet outage latest | Airlines rush to get back on track after global tech disruption

Transport providers, businesses and governments are rushing to get all their systems back online after long disruptions following a widespread technology outage

The Independent UK

Millions could face delay in getting paid as global IT outage hits payroll software

The IT outage has resulted in queues and delays at airports, disruption to GP services and payment failures in some shops

Al Jazeera

Slow recovery after CrowdStrike update sparks global IT outage

Head of the cybersecurity firm issues a public apology but cautions that a total recovery could take weeks.

Evening Standard

More flight cancellations and delays expected in wake of global IT outage

Some 167 flights scheduled to depart UK airports were axed on Friday.

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The Guardian - AU

Bad actors seizing on Microsoft IT outage to scam public, Clare O’Neil warns

Home affairs minister says small businesses should be cautious of emails from people posing as CrowdStrike or Microsoft

The Guardian - AU

Microsoft IT outage: Australian airlines, banks and supermarkets begin return to normal operations

IT support staff need to implement the fix in person, one computer at a time, experts have said

The Independent UK

Who is CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz?

A worldwide tech glitch was caused by a software update sent out by cyber security company CrowdStrike

International Business Times

Conspiracy Theories Take Off After Global IT Crash

From fearmongering about a looming "World War III" to false narratives linking a cabal of global elite to a cyberattack, a torrent of online conspiracy theories took off Friday after a major IT crash.

The Independent UK

Tech outage halts surgeries, medical treatments across the US

A global technology outage has curtailed treatment at hospitals across the country

Evening Standard

CrowdStrike says global IT outage could take 'some time to recover from' but not 'cyber attack'

CrowdStrike CEO 'deeply sorry' as summer holidays scuppered and GP appointments affected

The Guardian - US

What is CrowdStrike, and how did it cause a global Windows outage?

Software made by US cybersecurity company was intended to protect against crashes and disruptions in vital systems – it ended up taking them down

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