farcaster@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoWindows PCs crashing worldwide due to CrowdStrike issuemashable.comexternal-linkmessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up1204arrow-down11cross-posted to: news@lemmy.world
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minus-square0x0@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28·5 months agoHacks of this grade tend to be targeted, this is most likely incompetence.
minus-squareRubberDuck@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·5 months agoA lot of companies will get calls from the “provider” offering help with mitigation so that additional features can also be installed. This is a time to be extra weary.
minus-squarereattach@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 months agoFYI, I think you mean “wary,” but this is one of those happy accidents where the wrong word also works in its own way.
Hacks of this grade tend to be targeted, this is most likely incompetence.
A lot of companies will get calls from the “provider” offering help with mitigation so that additional features can also be installed. This is a time to be extra weary.
FYI, I think you mean “wary,” but this is one of those happy accidents where the wrong word also works in its own way.