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CrowdStrike Alert
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Alex5723
AskWoody PlusJuly 26, 2024 at 3:43 am #2690505Many fell for this fake :
https://techcrunch.com/2024/07/24/crowdstrike-offers-a-10-apology-gift-card-to-say-sorry-for-outage/
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Lars220
AskWoody PlusJuly 27, 2024 at 11:55 am #2690866Also, be aware of fake CrowdStrike fixes that are showing up:
How to identify CrowdStrike update fix scams
by Tomas Meskauskas on July 26, 2024 – PCrisk com“… It is also known that scammers are exploiting CrowdStrike’s error in the update to promote various scams. – – In other scams, they impersonate companies offering compensation for affected users to trick them into disclosing sensitive information, paying for fake services, or even providing them access to computers, which can lead to issues like computer infections, financial losses, data encryption, and negative consequences. It is important to note that Microsoft has released a legitimate fix for the error in CrowdStrike’s update.”
New Recovery Tool to help with CrowdStrike issue impacting Windows endpoints
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/intune-customer-success/new-recovery-tool-to-help-with-crowdstrike-issue-impacting/ba-p/4196959Analyzing Malicious CrowdStrike Domains: Who Is Affected and What Could Come Next
Akamai Enterprise Security Group SecOps – July 26, 2024
https://www.akamai.com/blog/security-research/2024-july-crowdstrike-bsod-domains-what-could-come-nextCrowdStrike Remediation and Guidance Hub:
https://www.crowdstrike.com/falcon-content-update-remediation-and-guidance-hub/2 users thanked author for this post.
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