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* HA-Ha ! Microsoft Craps AGAIN - Many Services Offline186282@ud0s4.net
+* Re: HA-Ha ! Microsoft Craps AGAIN - Many Services OfflineLawrence D'Oliveiro
|`* Re: HA-Ha ! Microsoft Craps AGAIN - Many Services Offline186282@ud0s4.net
| `- Re: HA-Ha ! Microsoft Craps AGAIN - Many Services OfflineChris Ahlstrom
`- Re: HA-Ha ! Microsoft Craps AGAIN - Many Services Offline186282@ud0s4.net

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Subject: HA-Ha ! Microsoft Craps AGAIN - Many Services Offline
From: 186282@ud0s4.net
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-13688727/Microsoft-365-apps-global-outage-no-email-access.html

Microsoft has been hit by a global outage less than two week
since its systems were brought down by a bug-riddled update
that sparked chaos for millions.

The disruption is impacting emails, Xbox Live and 365 functions,
all of which were knocked offline on July 19.

Reports about Tuesday's problems surfaced around 9:15am ET.

Microsoft's service status website shows an alert for
'network infrastructure,' which is critical for connectivity
and communication between users, apps, devices and the internet.

.. . .

Reportedly 'Azure' was having big problems as well.

Well, so much for all those reports and timesheets
and orders and, well, pretty much everything most
small/medium businesses have to do.

So, how much money is involved in paralyzing most
every M$ biz-related PC in the world for a day ?
Winders boxes not only have to be running, but
licensing evils mean a lot of stuff won't work
even with just a connectivity problem because
everything's 'cloud'.

As of 6pm EDST the M$ portal now claims everything
is up and running again. So far I've seen no solid
cause mentioned for the global outage.

Subject: Re: HA-Ha ! Microsoft Craps AGAIN - Many Services Offline
From: Lawrence D'Oliv
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Date: Thu, 1 Aug 2024 01:34 UTC
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It started with a DDoS, but apparently Microsoft’s attempt to defend
against that only made things worse.

<https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/cyber-attack-takes-some-microsoft-services-offline/5OSVILC5ZRG6PE34CVOJSKD7T4/>

Subject: Re: HA-Ha ! Microsoft Craps AGAIN - Many Services Offline
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On 7/31/24 9:34 PM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
> It started with a DDoS, but apparently Microsoft’s attempt to defend
> against that only made things worse.
>
> <https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/cyber-attack-takes-some-microsoft-services-offline/5OSVILC5ZRG6PE34CVOJSKD7T4/>

Yep - and very interesting. Apparently the attackers knew
exactly how its DDOS defense worked - and used that to their
advantage.

The bad guys are ALWAYS ahead of the curve. Everything
else is just, belated, reaction.

Subject: Re: HA-Ha ! Microsoft Craps AGAIN - Many Services Offline
From: 186282@ud0s4.net
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On 7/30/24 7:09 PM, 186282@ud0s4.net wrote:
> https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-13688727/Microsoft-365-apps-global-outage-no-email-access.html
>
>
> Microsoft has been hit by a global outage less than two week
> since its systems were brought down by a bug-riddled update
> that sparked chaos for millions.
>
> The disruption is impacting emails, Xbox Live and 365 functions,
> all of which were knocked offline on July 19.
>
> Reports about Tuesday's problems surfaced around 9:15am ET.
>
> Microsoft's service status website shows an alert for
> 'network infrastructure,' which is critical for connectivity
> and communication between users, apps, devices and the internet.
>
> . . .
>
>   Reportedly 'Azure' was having big problems as well.
>
>   Well, so much for all those reports and timesheets
>   and orders and, well, pretty much everything most
>   small/medium businesses have to do.
>
>   So, how much money is involved in paralyzing most
>   every M$ biz-related PC in the world for a day ?
>   Winders boxes not only have to be running, but
>   licensing evils mean a lot of stuff won't work
>   even with just a connectivity problem because
>   everything's 'cloud'.
>
>   As of 6pm EDST the M$ portal now claims everything
>   is up and running again. So far I've seen no solid
>   cause mentioned for the global outage.

Followup :

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-13692235/Microsoft-confirms-CYBERATTACK-latest-outage.html

Microsoft now admits that its services were taken out by a
Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) attack which was
'amplified' by an error in the company's cyber defences.

Experts say the true culprits may never be identified but
that they were likely encouraged to strike by Microsoft's
recent service troubles.

Subject: Re: HA-Ha ! Microsoft Craps AGAIN - Many Services Offline
From: Chris Ahlstrom
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From: OFeem1987@teleworm.us (Chris Ahlstrom)
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186282@ud0s4.net wrote this copyrighted missive and expects royalties:

> On 7/31/24 9:34 PM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
>> It started with a DDoS, but apparently Microsoft’s attempt to defend
>> against that only made things worse.
>>
>> <https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/cyber-attack-takes-some-microsoft-services-offline/5OSVILC5ZRG6PE34CVOJSKD7T4/>
>
> Yep - and very interesting. Apparently the attackers knew
> exactly how its DDOS defense worked - and used that to their
> advantage.
>
> The bad guys are ALWAYS ahead of the curve. Everything
> else is just, belated, reaction.

I remember hearing a speaker on SomaFM's DEFCON channel say something to this
effect about computer security: What's the difference between an attack and a
defense? You can know that an attack works.

--
Your aims are high, and you are capable of much.

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