A Security tool wreaks havoc globally

[Mohi]

So it seems Crowdstrike Falcon Sensor, an EDR tool, has caused thousands of computers around the world to hit a BSOD, and we thought it would be AI what would put us on our knees….

EDR tools have access to the OS at a very low level so doing something funny there can lead to …. this.

The consequences are just immense, I wonder what responsibility the company will have to deal with …. Millions of people are affected at many levels.

 

[OrganicZed]

I came into work this morning and nearly all the PCs have the BSOD.

 

[Piing]

Axe-FX here not affected. Everything business as usual

 

[DUC]

My baby granddaughter was supposed to come in tonight. Now the flight is cancelled. I was going to show her my new Dynacab mic placements This will not be tolerated

 

[hussamd]

We do not use this at work so we were business as usual. Some interfaces with banks and other companies failed though.

 

[AlGrenadine]

So it seems Crowdstrike Falcon Sensor, an EDR tool, has caused thousands of computers around the world to hit a BSOD, and we thought it would be AI what would put us on our knees….

EDR tools have access to the OS at a very low level so doing something funny there can lead to …. this.

The consequences are just immense, I wonder what responsibility the company will have to deal with …. Millions of people are affected at many levels.

Holy cow, i hope my flight back home on Tuesday will happen, otherwise i'm blocked with you there ^^

 

[Toopy14]

 

[Toopy14]

Not even Sphere in Vegas was safe.

 

[skolacki]

I’m off shift but it’s wreaking havoc at my job. There’s a workaround but the IT peeps say to not use that for now. Seems that they rolled it out before testing it enough. Pretty bad.

 

[Dave Merrill]

We're not directly affected, but some of our providers are.

The speed of the Wikipedia article getting updated with global effects is cool and interesting.

No word from CrowdStrike on how the file got corrupted, or more strikingly, how it got out of the building like that. They must have multiple layers of checks in place, so wth happened?

When I make my code changes live I always wonder what they'll break, in spite of my best efforts. I've never done anything like this though!

 

[CodePoet]

My work PC was BSOD - had to safe boot and rename the Crowdstrike drivers to get it back. Lots of downed servers and PCs today. But yes, my Axe-Fx III was unharmed.

 

[iaresee]

Standardized my company on Debian so I’m feeling smug AF at the office today.

 

[chris]

Gigged last night and saw some commotion with the staff. The entire hotel credit card system went down and some computers had the BSOD so no check ins, no payments at the bar. I wonder how many other gigs this week are affected. bar closed early…. But only after I finished playing LOL

 

[Joe Bfstplk]

Union Clouds worldwide demand higher pay and better working conditions....

This seems like exactly what AI would do. Look at the facts, organize, and Strike....

 

[dpeterson]

Even surgeries were cancelled... the ramifications of that alone will bankrupt them.

 

[Toopy14]

'A Windows version from 1992 is saving Southwest’s butt right now'

https://www.yahoo.com/news/windows-version-1992-saving-southwest-171922788.html

 

[iaresee]

Even surgeries were cancelled... the ramifications of that alone will bankrupt them.

Unlikely

 

[mr_fender]

'A Windows version from 1992 is saving Southwest’s butt right now'

https://www.yahoo.com/news/windows-version-1992-saving-southwest-171922788.html

Article is a bit misleading. It's not a Windows problem. It's Crowdstrike's drivers that are hosing machines. Modern Windows systems that don't use Crowdstrike's drivers are completely unaffected.

 

[mr_fender]

Not even Sphere in Vegas was safe.

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While funny, this image is fake according to Snopes.com

 

[s0c9]

Article is a bit misleading. It's not a Windows problem. It's Crowdstrike's drivers that are hosing machines. Modern Windows systems that don't use Crowdstrike's drivers are completely unaffected.

Only PC's that use Crowdstrike are impacted.. which is mostly corporate machines. Most personal PC's are not affected. There are workarounds, but it's unlikely that corp IT will let you fix it.. maybe a roll-back from the IT guys?