The CrowdStrike Outage

Some weeks are just crazy. On Friday, Windows machines around the world went down due to a faulty update to CrowdStrike's security software. We discuss what happened, and why, and the impact. After the break, Sam tells us how she vaped the internet (yep). In the subscribers-only section, we describe some leaked Cellebrite documents we got, which show what phones Cellebrite can (and can't) unlock. To Fix CrowdStrike Blue Screen of Death Simply Reboot 15 Straight Times, Microsoft Says CrowdStrike ‘Deeply Sorry for the Inconvenience’ CrowdStrike Outage Impacted U.S. Government Agencies I Tried to Vape the Internet Subscribe at 404media.co. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices