Scammers could send phishing e-mails to customers while posing as CrowdStrike support staff.
SINGAPORE - Users of cyber-security firm CrowdStrike should be extra vigilant towards phishing scams related to a global tech outage on July 19, said the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore .tied to Microsoft’s Azure cloud platform and a software issue at CrowdStrike.caused havoc in businesses, airlines and retailers worldwide,In a post on social media platform X on July 20, CSA warned of reports of an ongoing phishing campaign targeting CrowdStrike users due to the faulty software update.
They may also pose as independent researchers, claiming to have evidence that the technical issue is linked to a cyber attack and offering remediation insights, or sell scripts that appear to automate recovery from the content update issue. System administrators may wish to configure their firewall rules to block connections to such domains associated with the campaign, it added.
In a statement on July 19, CrowdStrike founder and chief executive George Kurtz apologised for the outage and confirmed the incident was not a cyber attack.He said: “We know that adversaries and bad actors will try to exploit events like this. I encourage everyone to remain vigilant and ensure that you’re engaging with official CrowdStrike representatives.”Australia’s cyber intelligence agency said on July 20 thatclaiming to aid recovery from July 19’s global digital outage.
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