Aug 6, 2024
1 new incident, 1 with updates.
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- ClosedHighNo fix needed
National Public Data breach: 2.7 billion records with SSNs leaked
Data stolen from background-check broker National Public Data, nearly 2.7 billion plaintext records with names, mailing addresses and Social Security numbers of people in the US, was leaked for free on a hacking forum. It had first been offered for sale in April 2024 by an actor called USDoD.
National Public DataClosed Aug 11, 2024
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CrowdStrike Falcon update crashes 8.5 million Windows machines
A faulty CrowdStrike Falcon sensor configuration update (Channel File 291) caused a logic error that blue-screened Windows hosts running sensor 7.11 and later that were online between 04:09 and 05:27 UTC on 2024-07-19. Microsoft estimated 8.5 million Windows devices were affected CrowdStrike stressed it was not a cyberattack; it is tracked here because a security agent with kernel-level access took down machines worldwide.
CrowdStrike Falcon sensor for WindowsClosed Aug 6, 2024
