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How to Protect Yourself From Scams Following the CrowdStrike Microsoft IT Outage
The Microsoft IT Outage that impacted services worldwide on Friday was caused by a software update by third-party cybersecurity technology company CrowdStrike. According to Microsoft, the outage—which continues to cause disruption—affected 8.5 million …