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CrowdStrike's Falcon Sensor also linked to Linux kernel panics and crashes

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158 points kenjackson | 2 comments | 22 Jul 24 02:22 UTC | HN request time: 0.422s | source
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rramadass ◴[22 Jul 24 05:47 UTC] No.41031248[source]▶
I had read reports of this earlier which is what makes me speculate that the Windows Crowdstrike issue is more than "just a update error" i.e. there might be some nefarious hand behind this. Given that they were already aware of the Linux issue it boggles my mind that they did not take extra precautions when it came to Windows updates. We will have to wait and see for further trustworthy info.

Btw - The article mentions Dave Plummer's analysis of the issue which might be easier for people to understand and worth a watch. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAzEJxOo1ts

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bawolff ◴[22 Jul 24 06:01 UTC] No.41031293[source]▶
Some part of a company already aware of an issue but different part still ships is a pretty common tale and seems much more likely than some nefarious conspiracy theory. (And that is even assuming this is the same issue, which seems questionable)

After all, who exactly would benefit from such a nefarious scheme to crash windows computers? Certainly not Crowdstrike.

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1. logicchains ◴[22 Jul 24 06:29 UTC] No.41031441[source]▶
>After all, who exactly would benefit from such a nefarious scheme to crash windows computers?

Russia or China would certainly benefit from the ability to do this at a time of their choosing, and it's possible they could have an agent inside Crowdstrike, especially given China's history of industrial espionage.

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2. bawolff ◴[22 Jul 24 19:37 UTC] No.41038877[source]▶
You think russia or china would benefit more from this then having a stealthy rootkit on basically every important computer in the world?

I think russia or china are probably the least likely purpotrators possible. Their incentives strongly disalign with this.