News – August 2024


  • CrowdStrike is sued by shareholders over huge software outage

    August 1, 2024

    CrowdStrike has been sued by shareholders who said the cybersecurity company defrauded them by concealing how its inadequate software testing could cause the July 19 global outage that crashed more than 8 million computers. In a proposed class action filed on Tuesday night in the Austin, Texas federal court, shareholders said they learned that CrowdStrike’s assurances ...

  • OneBlood hit by ransomware attack, tells hospitals to activate critical shortage alerts

    August 1, 2024

    Nonprofit medical organization OneBlood, which plays a crucial role in serving facilities across the Southeastern US, has been targeted in a ransomware attack which caused an IT systems outage, causingover 250 hospitals to activate critical blood shortage protocols. The move disrupted services across multiple US states, with the organization operating at a ‘significantly reduced capacity’ – ...