Crowdstrike outage

[sparky]

The sound you hear is a million lawyers licking their lips.

[sparky]

NZ Parliament effected.

ASB Bank services impacted.

Australian government holding emergency meeting

Patients in the Uk unable to book GP appointments.

[sparky]

It's definitely an issue to do with the Crowdstrike Falcon update.

You can reboot manually in the safe mode to remove the blue screen of death and take away the update, but not every organisation will be a position to do that.

[Frank]

[NTA]

@Frank Microsoft down 2.8% as well

[sparky]

[Bones]

@sparky said in Crowdstrike outage:

Gail's bakery in the UK is unable to take cash payments.

That sounds a tad backwards?

[NTA]

@sparky said in Crowdstrike outage:

My wife's work PC is going through a BSOD loop but can't access safe mode without the BitLocker key. Lol.

This is why I don't allow automatic updates.

[sparky]

Lots and lots of media organisations are reporting problems with their systems.

[booboo]

I am reading lots of words that don't seem to make coherent sentences.

[Machpants]

@booboo said in Crowdstrike outage:

I am reading lots of words that don't seem to make coherent sentences.

A security software firm released software that fucks computers. Lots of computers fucked.

I hope you don't have shares in Crowdstrike

[nzzp]

@booboo said in Crowdstrike outage:

I am reading lots of words that don't seem to make coherent sentences.

To quote Davy: SPEAK ENGLISH

[canefan]

I've never heard of crowd strike. I hope that means my work PC network hasn't heard of it either....

[sparky]

Crowdstike's CEO admitting it is them but no apology.

[Machpants]

@sparky said in Crowdstrike outage:

Crowdstike's CEO admitting it is them but no apology.

No matter what he says, the company is gone. So yeah, why bother haha

[gt12]

@NTA said in Crowdstrike outage:

@sparky said in Crowdstrike outage:

My wife's work PC is going through a BSOD loop but can't access safe mode without the BitLocker key. Lol.

This is why I don't allow automatic updates.

This was hilarious as my wife shit herself thinking she has fucked her work pc, then as she was messaging her boss their work chat exploded.

[Nevorian]

[Nevorian]

As long as the Rugby is on tomorrow…….

[canefan]

ASB is back online, so things are happening...

[Kruse]

What self-respecting BANK runs critical systems on Windows servers? WTAF?