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CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz called to testify to Congress over cybersecurity firm’s role in global Microsoft tech outage

July 23, 2024 admin

Republicans who lead the House Homeland Security committee said Monday they want answers soon [File] | Photo Credit: REUTERS U.S. House leaders are calling on CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz to testify to Congress about the cybersecurity company’s role in sparking the widespread tech outage that grounded flights, knocked banks and hospital systems offline and affected…

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Microsoft CrowdStrike outage: Only 10 banks and NBFCs had minor disruptions, says RBI

July 19, 2024 admin

A logo of RBI inside its office in New Delhi. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Microsoft said on July 19 that it is investigating a host of issues with Azure in the Central U.S. region, but users in India, and globally, are also raising complaints. The outage has caused disruptions in air traffic, forcing airports…

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CrowdStrike shares plunge 20% in pre-market trading after IT outage

July 19, 2024 admin

Travelers wait in Terminal 1 for check-in at Hamburg Airport, in Hamburg, Germany, Friday July 19, 2024. A widespread Microsoft outage disrupted flights, banks, media outlets and companies around the world on Friday. | Photo Credit: AP Shares in the cybersecurity group CrowdStrike were down some 20% in pre-market trading on Wall Street on July…

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