Crowdstrike is failing at crisis communication. Big news in the AI world #WEEKLY ~ July 28th

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Microsoft estimates that the CrowdStrike update affected 8.5 million Windows devices, less than 1% of all Windows PCs. (Microsoft)

• Microsoft says it cannot wall off its OS due to a 2009 deal with the EC to give security software makers the same level of access to Windows that Microsoft gets (WSJ)

• Some companies managed to dodge the dreaded CrowdStrike BSOD...because they still use Windows 3.1 and 95 (XDA)

• How China swerved worst of global tech meltdown (BBC)

• CrowdStrike blames the giant global mess on a bug in the testing software. (The Register)

• Hackers Group Allegedly Leaked Threat Actor List from Crowdstrike With 250M IOC Data (Cyber Press)

Fake CrowdStrike fixes target companies with malware, data wipers. On Saturday, cybersecurity researcher g0njxa first reported on a malware campaign targeting BBVA bank customers, offering a fake CrowdStrike Hotfix update that installs Remcos RAT. (Bleeping Computer)

A 12-year-old girl is accused of smothering her 8-year-old cousin over an iPhone. A security camera recorded the murder in their shared bedroom on July 15 in Humboldt, Tennessee. (NBC)

The Czech Republic is lagging behind in the digitalization of healthcare, says Pálka from Thein Systems. The problem is also the number of systems (Euro)