Global IT issue strikes Windows machines, cause of issue allegedly linked to CrowdStrike software update

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Global IT issue strikes Windows machines, cause of issue allegedly linked to CrowdStrike software update

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It is still quite nebulous, but it seems that a recent CrowdStrike code update is bricking Windows machines across the world. The issue is impacting companies of all scales. In the ******* Kingdom, the London Stock Exchange, television companies, flight operators and train companies are impacted. The dreaded Blue Screen of ****** (BSoD) is appearing on Windows machines across the world. The cause is believed to be a recent CrowdStrike update with an alleged screenshot

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 seemingly confirming the issue. 

According to the

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are taking “mitigation actions” as the issue impact its cloud and Office365 services.

We’ve been monitoring this issue and there is plenty of finger-pointing on social media, nothing official has been released. Given the scale, those investigating will likely be attempting to resolve or rollback the issue, and the source of the issue will be revealed in a future report.

It’s confirmed !! Crowdstrike Issue Guys, they are working on it, in about maybe 45 mins things will be fix #csagent #crowdstrike #BSOD pic.

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The alleged source of the issue is Falcon Sensor, “The intelligent, lightweight CrowdStrike Falcon sensor, unlike any other, blocks attacks on your systems while capturing and recording activity as it happens to detect threats fast.” according to the

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The impact of the issue is global and it seems that today is a bad day for Windows users.

• *******, Delta and ********* Airlines have issued a “global ground stop” on all of their flights. Flights already in the air will continue, and there are no apparent safety issues.
• *********** Telstra Group, a telecommunications company is also facing disruption.
• Airports across the *** are reporting delays and flight suspensions.
• Railway companies are reporting delays.
• Sky TV and BBC Children’s channel CBBC are off the air, with Sky running old stories.

At the time of writing, it is believed that there are no personal data loss or safety issues. The issue doesn’t seem linked to any hacks, merely a bad update could be to blame.

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, CrowdStrike’s Director of Threat Hunting has confirmed that the issue ***** with CrowdStrike, but the issue is not a faulty update. It is a “faulty channel file” and Nisbet suggests a workaround for some of those stuck in a BSOD boot loop.

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There is a faulty channel file, so not quite an update. There is a workaround…1. Boot Windows into Safe Mode or WRE.2. Go to C:\Windows\System32\drivers\CrowdStrike3. Locate and delete file matching “C-00000291*.sys”4. Boot normally.1/2

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This is an ongoing story and we will update as we get more information.

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