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House Leaders Call On Crowdstrike CEO For Testimony

CrowdStrike CEO called to testify after global tech outage; regulators monitoring situation closely.

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The CrowdStrike outage caused chaos for business – could we see a class action?

Until last Friday, many businesses hadn’t really dealt with anything quite like the speed and severity of the CrowdStrike IT outage.

The Conversation

My holiday flight was cancelled due to the Crowdstrike IT outage – can I claim compensation?

The Civil Aviation Authority has reminded airlines of their obligations – but says cash compensation need not be paid

The Independent UK

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CrowdStrike chief called to testify over global Microsoft IT outage

Incident must serve as a broader warning about national security risks, US House commitee says

The Independent UK

IT outage compensation talk inevitable: CrowdStrike

The Australian president of CrowdStrike has apologised for the cybersecurity company's role in causing an outage that crippled global IT systems.

AAP

CrowdStrike crash showed us how invasive cyber security software is. Is there a better way?

On Friday, the world suffered what many have described as the largest IT outage in history, when 8.5 million Windows computers crashed and wouldn’t restart.

The Conversation

Rebounding Chip Shares Lead US Stocks Higher

Semiconductor shares were among the big winners Monday, rebounding from recent weakness as US stocks climbed ahead of major earnings and economic data later this week.

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CrowdStrike issues go beyond Windows: company's security software has reportedly been causing Linux kernel panics since at least April

CrowdStrike's issues are not limited to Windows machines, it turns out.

Tom’s Hardware

CrowdStrike says more machines fixed as customers, regulators await details on what caused meltdown

Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike says a “significant number” of the millions of computers that crashed on Friday, causing global disruptions, are back in operation as its customers and regulators await a more detailed explanation of what went wrong

The Independent UK

IT outage will continue to affect NHS services for days, minister warns

Effects of Friday’s CrowdStrike crash will still be felt this week

The Independent UK

Minister: Majority of sectors have mostly recovered following global IT outage

UK Government officials expect minor disruption to continue over the next couple of days.

The Independent UK

Hackers are already targeting users with fake CrowdStrike fixes — here's what we've seen so far

Cybercriminals are already impersonating CrowdStrike with fake fixes following recent outage.

TechRadar

Stocks Higher on Strength in Chip Stocks and China’s Rate Cut

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +1.00%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.43%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +1.53%. US stocks today are trading higher as companies recover from last Friday’s major IT...

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It's not just Windows PCs that have gone belly up, as CrowdStrike's Falcon software has been b0rking Linux-powered computers, too

It doesn't matter what operating system you use, a buggy application can seriously ruin your day.

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Microsoft says 8.5 million devices were affected by the CrowdStrike bug or 'less than one percent of all Windows devices' as new details emerge on Friday's tech meltdown

As damage control continues, we're now learning how the CrowdStrike crisis unfolded, and why.

TechRadar

Microsoft believes 8.5 million devices were affected by CrowdStrike update outage

As the world continues to recover from the CrowdStrike incident, Microsoft reveals how it is working with the company to scale the deployment of a fix.

Tom’s Hardware

Microsoft's EU agreement means it will be hard to avoid CrowdStrike-like calamities in the future

Last week's CrowdStrike crash was caused by the app's kernel level access to Windows. However, Microsoft cannot legally stop companies from that level of access because of an agreement it made with the European Commission in 2009.

Windows Central

Updated CrowdStrike recovery tool can save you from Blue Screen of Death, even without BitLocker recovery keys

Microsoft updated its guide and tools available to recovery PCs affected by the CrowdStrike outage. It is now possible to recover some PCs without using BitLocker recovery keys, though you need local administrator rights to do so.

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CrowdStrike outlines just what went wrong with its update — as many systems around the world are now back up

CrowdStrike releases statement on what went wrong, and what to do next

Evening Standard

London ambulance calls surge as IT outage leaves patients struggling to contact GPs

NHS warns of further disruption to services this week

Latin Times

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.

The Guardian - UK

Business secretary expects to call in Czech billionaire’s Royal Mail takeover for review; Ryanair profits fall 46% – as it happened

UK business secretary Jonathan Reynolds says it is “reasonable” to expect Daniel Kretinsky’s £3.6bn takeover of Royal Mail would be subject to government review

The Guardian - UK

CrowdStrike says significant number of devices back online after global outage

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

Evening Standard

Corfu holidaymakers suffer 50-hour delay 'nightmare' after IT meltdown hits flights

A Tui flight to Manchester due to depart on Friday was rescheduled to Sunday

The Conversation

The Crowdstrike outage showed that risk management is essential. Why are so many businesses reluctant to do it?

In the wake of the widespread chaos we saw on Friday, one old adage perhaps feels even truer now than when it was first coined in the 1960s:

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