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Ukraine Drone Strikes Hit Moscow, Trigger Fire in Tula Region

                                                       Tula lies directly south of the Moscow Russian authorities reported that Ukrainian drones launched overnight attacks on Moscow , with debris from the downed aircraft sparking an industrial fire in the Tula region , located south of the capital. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin confirmed that at least three drones aimed at the city were intercepted by air defenses. Emergency services were dispatched to the crash sites, though no immediate damage or casualties were reported. Russia’s civil aviation authority announced that two of Moscow’s four major airports temporarily restricted operations due to the attacks. The Russian Defense Ministry claimed its air defense units destroyed 172 Ukrainian drones overnight , nearly half of them over regions bordering Ukraine. In ...

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Global IT Systems Recover After Major Outage Caused by Faulty Software Update

   

                                          

Businesses and services worldwide are gradually returning to normal after a massive IT outage caused by a faulty software update from cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike. The update, which was not the result of a cyberattack, led to widespread disruptions across various sectors, including airlines, banks, healthcare, and media.

The issue began when a defect in a content update for CrowdStrike’s Falcon Sensor software caused Windows computers to crash, displaying the infamous “blue screen of death.” This malfunction affected numerous organizations globally, grounding flights, disrupting banking services, and causing delays in healthcare and other critical services.

CrowdStrike’s CEO, George Kurtz, apologized for the disruption and assured that a fix had been deployed. However, the recovery process is expected to take some time as businesses work through backlogs and other issues caused by the outage.

The incident has highlighted the vulnerabilities in the world’s interconnected technologies and the need for better contingency plans to prevent such widespread disruptions in the future.


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