The US cybersecurity agency CISA has issued a warning that hackers are attempting to exploit the Microsoft outage for phishing and other nefarious activities.
Satya Nadella, Chairman and CEO of Microsoft, stated today that the company is “working” to safely bring systems back up internationally.
The US cybersecurity organization advised people to “avoid clicking on phishing emails or suspicious links,” since they might lead to email compromise and other scams.
“Threat actors continue to use the widespread IT outage for phishing and other malicious activity. CISA urges organisations to ensure they have robust cybersecurity measures to protect their users, assets, and data against this activity,” it said in a statement
The Microsoft outage has impacted Windows 10 and later systems, and is due to the “CrowdStrike Falcon content update and not to malicious cyber activity”.
Satya Nadella said in a post on X that “We are aware of this issue and are working closely with CrowdStrike and across the industry to provide customers technical guidance and support to safely bring their systems back online.”
Yesterday, CrowdStrike released an update that began impacting IT systems globally. We are aware of this issue and are working closely with CrowdStrike and across the industry to provide customers technical guidance and support to safely bring their systems back online.
— Satya Nadella (@satyanadella) July 19, 2024
A new Microsoft statement stated that they are actively assisting clients with their recovery.
According to CrowdStrike, the problem has been found, isolated, and resolved.
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