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  • What is CrowdStrike?

    What is CrowdStrike?

    CrowdStrike, a cybersecurity firm, said it was the victim of a “sophisticated” ransomware attack that targeted multiple hospitals in the US on Wednesday. All computers running the updated version of its Falcon antivirus software crashed after it contained a bug. One of America’s biggest healthcare systems, Massachusetts General Brigham, cancelled all non-urgent surgeries, procedures, and…