Month: July 2024

Vincent Flibustier, The Fake CrowdStrike Worker Who Crippled Windows Users Worldwide

July 20, 2024 admin

Vincent Flibustier’s photo went viral within minutes and already has nearly 4 lakh likes. New Delhi: “What is CrowdStrike? Why is my Windows computer showing the Blue Screen of Death? Who is responsible for the biggest-ever IT outage?” These are questions that have dominated conversations across the globe after a Microsoft error brought Windows computers…

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PCB Turns Down NOC Request From Players To Play In Global T20 League

July 20, 2024 admin

Babar Azam in action© AFP Lahore: The Pakistan Cricket Board has turned down requests for No Objection Certificate from senior players Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan and Shaheen Shah Afridi to participate in the Global T20 League, citing the hectic international calendar. “The PCB had received NOC requests from Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan and Shaheen…

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Class 9 Girl Raped In Moving Car, Blackmailed With Video In Madhya Pradesh

July 20, 2024 admin

The accused also recorded a video of the assault. Gwalior: A Class 9 student was allegedly abducted and raped in a moving car in Madhya Pradesh’s Gwalior district last month, police said. According to officials, the incident occurred last month on the Gwalior-Shivpuri National Highway under the jurisdiction of Mohna police station. When the family…

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All About The Cybersecurity Giant Behind Global IT Outage

July 20, 2024 admin

CrowdStrike was founded in 2011 by George Kurtz CrowdStrike, the cybersecurity company behind a massive global IT outage, is a leader in its sector, known for building software defenses for the cloud computing age and exposing Russian and North Korean threats. Based in Austin, Texas, the company was founded in 2011 by George Kurtz, Dmitri…

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Uttar Pradesh Gets Lucknow-State Capital Region On The Lines Of Delhi-NCR

July 20, 2024 admin

UP government has notified the formation of the Lucknow State Capital Region. Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government has notified the formation of the Lucknow State Capital Region (SCR) on the lines of the Delhi National Capital Region (NCR). Governor Anandiben Patel also approved the establishment of Uttar Pradesh State Capital Region Development Authority (UP-SCRDA). The…

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Mohammed Shami Breaks Silence On Sania Mirza Marriage Rumours, Says “If You Have Guts…”

July 20, 2024 admin

Mohammed Shami (L) and Sania Mirza© X (formerly Twitter) Indian cricket team fast bowler Mohammed Shami has finally addressed the rumours involving him and tennis star Sania Mirza. Various social media posts speculated that Shami and Sania are about to get married with manipulated images surfacing online. In a recent interaction with Shubhankar…

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Airports Clearing Backlog After Global IT Chaos, Centre Shares An Update

July 20, 2024 admin

The outage, attributed to an update by CrowdStrike, disrupted Microsoft’s Windows systems. New Delhi: Airports across India are still grappling with issues from yesterday’s massive Microsoft outage. Although the situation has improved significantly since Friday’s chaotic scenes, passengers continue to face challenges, particularly at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI). At Delhi’s IGI Airport’s Terminal…

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Argentina Apologizes To France In Football-Chant Row

July 20, 2024 admin

Argentina captain Lionel Messi© AFP Buenos Aires apologized to France after Argentina’s vice president called the European country “colonialist” and its people “hypocrites” in an argument over alleged racist chants by Argentine footballers. President Javier Milei’s office said Friday it had sent a senior official to the French embassy to explain that Victoria…

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CrowdStrike Crash Raises Questions About Technological Dependency

July 20, 2024 admin

The outages affected companies or individuals that use CrowdStrike on the Microsoft Windows. Washington, United States: Catastrophic computer outages caused by a software update from one company have once again exposed the dangers of global technological dependence on a handful of players, experts warned on Friday. A flawed update sent out by the little-known security…

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Dinesh Kumar Saraogi not CEO since last year, clarifies Jindal Steel after assault allegation on flight

July 20, 2024 admin

Jindal Steel clarified on July 19 that Dinesh Kumar Saraogi, accused of alleged harassment by a woman passenger during an international flight, has not been the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the company since last year. In a statement on Friday, Jindal Steel, said that Saraogi presently serves as the CEO of Vulcan Green Steel…

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