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Today I'm grateful I'm using Linux - Global IT issues caused by Crowdstrike update causes BSOD on Windows (www.timesnownews.com)

submitted 5 months ago by Thorned_Rose@sh.itjust.works to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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This isn't a gloat post. In fact, I was completely oblivious to this massive outage until I tried to check my bank balance and it wouldn't log in.

Apparently Visa Paywave, banks, some TV networks, EFTPOS, etc. have gone down. Flights have had to be cancelled as some airlines systems have also gone down. Gas stations and public transport systems inoperable. As well as numerous Windows systems and Microsoft services affected. (At least according to one of my local MSMs.)

Seems insane to me that one company's messed up update could cause so much global disruption and so many systems gone down :/ This is exactly why centralisation of services and large corporations gobbling up smaller companies and becoming behemoth services is so dangerous.

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[-] Thorned_Rose@sh.itjust.works 6 points 5 months ago

For reference, this was the article I first read about this on: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/bank-problems-reports-bnz-asb-kiwibank-anz-visa-paywave-services-down/R2EY42QKQBALXNF33G5PA6U3TQ/

[-] Tenkard@lemmy.ml 6 points 5 months ago

I would be too, except Firefox just started crashing on Wayland all the morning D;

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[-] Churbleyimyam@lemm.ee 4 points 5 months ago

Me too. I'm also grateful I still accept cash.

[-] ZugZug@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 months ago

Even fucked up mu hospital meals. Fuck windows.

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[-] PlexSheep@infosec.pub 3 points 5 months ago

From my understanding, they have some ring 0 thing that fucked up. Could that not in theory happen on our beloved Linux systems? Or does the kernel generally not give that option?

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[-] SeattleRain@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

It's proving that POSIX architecture is necessary even if it requires additional computer literacy on the part of users and admins.

The risk of hacking (which is what Crowdstrike essentially does to get so deeply embedded and be so effective at endpoint protection) a monolithic system like Windows OS is if you screw up the whole thing comes tumbling down.

[-] Bitrot@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 5 months ago

It happens on Linux too: https://access.redhat.com/solutions/7068083

[-] Simmy@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 5 months ago

I've heard not all Windows versions are effect by Crowdstrike depending if it was recently updated or not. It's not clear which versions are effected. One other thing I thought Windows has a micro Kernel, and Linux is monolithic.

[-] Bitrot@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 5 months ago

NT is a hybrid kernel, with bits of both.

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