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Crowdstrike Outage caused havoc for 8.5 computers
Continuing from the previous article published on Friday, July 19th, 2024. Microsoft estimates that the CrowdStrike outage that occurred on Friday has caused 8.3 million computers globally to be disabled. Crowdstrike, a leading global cybersecurity company, issued a software update to its clientele. Regrettably, this action resulted in significant disruption, leading to flight cancellations, grounded…
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CrowdStrike Technical Issue: Disruptions for Australian Companies and Government
Australians, along with the rest of the world, have been impacted by an IT outage that is considered to be the largest in history. It is believed to be a technical issue rather than a cybersecurity incident, although investigations are ongoing. Major institutions both nationally and internationally have been affected. What happened? On Friday afternoon,…
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What caused the Medibank Hack?
Australia experienced its largest data breach to date at the conclusion of 2022, impacting 9.7 million Medibank customers. The breach resulted in the illicit access of highly sensitive personal information through a ransomware attack perpetrated by cybercriminals. During the incident, Medibank took a firm stance by declining to comply with the hackers’ ransom demand, amounting…