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Some bad code just broke a billion Windows machines (www.youtube.com)

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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 ...

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[-] rottingleaf@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

in fact the CEO of Crowdstrike was the CTO of McAfee then

The hero of Linux adoption then. All hail - what's the name of that guy?

[-] Bruhh@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago

This isn't the Windows L you think it is. This can and has happened on Linux. It's a Crowdstrike/Bad corp IT issue.

[-] rottingleaf@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

I know, but the whole culture of using such things is Windows-centered.

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