8.5 million computers running Windows affected by faulty update from CrowdStrike

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8.5 million computers running Windows affected by faulty update from CrowdStrike
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As the world continues to recover from massive business and travel disruptions caused by a faulty software update from cybersecurity firm 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.

Canceled flights were running at about 1% in the United Kingdom, France and Brazil and about 2% in Canada, Italy and India among major air-travel markets.Robert Mann, a former airline executive and now a consultant in the New York area, said it was unclear exactly why U.S.

In Austria, a leading organization of doctors said the outage exposed the vulnerability of relying on digital systems. Harald Mayer, vice president of the Austrian Chamber of Doctors, said the outage showed that hospitals need to have analog backups to protect patient care. The Schleswig-Holstein University Hospital in northern Germany, which canceled all elective procedures Friday, said Saturday that systems were gradually being restored and that elective surgery could resume by Monday.Treasury warns that anti-woke banking laws like Florida's are a national security risk

Operations are gradually being restored but delays are expected after “the largest IT outage in history” disrupted sectors across the globe, leaving thousands of passengers stranded at airports, emergency communication services down and blood donation centers without vital shipments.

"Sometimes, unintentional or even well-meaning comments from grandma and grandpa can 'create an environment where grandkids feel uncomfortable or insecure.

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