Vincent Flibustier, a satirical writer who runs the Belgian parody news site Nordpresse, made a joke that he was a Crowdstrike employee and was behind the biggest Microsoft outage that brought Windows computers across the world to a standstill. Many online fell for his satire, believing he was responsible for the widespread Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) on their systems.
IndiGo issues handwritten boarding pass to passengers amid Microsoft glitch
Indian airline major IndiGo has issued a handwritten boarding pass to passengers amid an ongoing Microsoft technical glitch which has disrupted flights and other businesses across the globe.
Microsoft outages leave flight operations, businesses impacted globally
Several industries across the globe, including banks, airlines, telecommunications companies, TV and radio broadcasters, and supermarkets, were hit after users reported a blue screen of death error screens on Windows platforms on Friday.
Microsoft says hackers from Russia, China, Iran, DPRK exploiting AI tools
Washington: Microsoft said on Wednesday that hacker groups allegedly linked to Russia, China, Iran and North Korea are exploiting its OpenAI tools to enhance their cyberoperations.
Microsoft report says fake Chinese accounts could be working to sway US electors
Washington: Microsoft researchers have detected a network of fake, Chinese-controlled social media accounts trying to influence US voters by using artificial intelligence, Reuters reported.
Microsoft will pay $20 million to settle Federal Trade Commission (FTC) charges that it violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) by collecting personal information from children who signed up for its Xbox gaming system without notifying their parents or obtaining their parents’ consent, and by illegally retaining children’s personal information.
Chinese hackers bug Microsoft software to hit critical infrastructure in US
Cyber-espionage is one tool that Beijing has been effectively using to steal sensitive information from target countries.
Chinese malware hits systems in US’ Guam: Microsoft
New York: The Microsoft and American intelligence agencies have detected a mysterious computer code that has been popping up in telecommunications systems in Guam and elsewhere in the United States, The New York Times reported.
Microsoft to fire approximately 11,000 workers amid slowing world economy: Reports
Washington: US tech giant Microsoft is set to fire approximately 11,000 workers to address the impacts of a slowing world economy, Sky News reported.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella's son dies at 26
Washington/IBNS: Microsoft Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Satya Nadella's son Zain Nadella passed away at the age of 26 on Monday, media reports said.
Microsoft says it disrupts activities of China-based hacking group
Washington, US: The corporate vice president of Microsoft's Customer Security and Trust (CST) team, Tom Burt, said Microsoft Digital Crimes Unit (DCU) has disrupted the activities of a China-based hacking group that has been termed "Nickel" by the American multinational technology company.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella sells half of his shares in company
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella sold half of his shares in the company presumably due to an upcoming Washington state law imposing a 7 per cent tax on long-term capital gains over $250,000 that is due to take effect in 2022, the media reported on Monday.
Microsoft says it warned Bill Gates for flirtatious emails to female employee in 2008: Report
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates was warned against sending flirtatious e-mails to a female employee but the matter was dropped after he told them he would stop the act, the company revealed on October 18, according to media reports.
LinkedIn to close ops in China over restrictive regulations
Sunnyvale/Sputnik: Microsoft Corp. LinkedIn says it has decided to close the social network function of its platform in China due to tougher censorship regulations.
Chinese govt denies carrying out cyber-attack against Microsoft
Wellington/UNI: China on Tuesday denied that it carried out a major cyber-attack against tech giant Microsoft.