Some bad code just broke a billion Windows machines

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Cybersecurity firm Crowdstrike pushed an update that caused millions of Windows computers to enter recovery mode, triggering the blue screen of death. Learn how the Crowdstrike crash happened and its impact around the world.

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Crowdstrike Statement https://www.crowdstrike.com/blog/statement-on-falcon-content-update-for-windows-hosts/
XZ hack https://youtu.be/bS9em7Bg0iU
Rabbit hack https://youtu.be/lkbV8oP-F44

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- Crowdstrike failure explained
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