Some weeks are just crazy. On Friday, Windows machines around the world went down due to a faulty update to CrowdStrike's security software. We discuss what happened, and why, and the impact. After the break, Sam tells us how she vaped the internet (yep). In the subscribers-only section, we describe some leaked Cellebrite documents we got, which show what phones Cellebrite can (and can't) unlock.<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.404media.co/to-fix-crowdstrike-blue-screen-of-death-simply-reboot-15-straight-times-microsoft-says/">To Fix CrowdStrike Blue Screen of Death Simply Reboot 15 Straight Times, Microsoft Says</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.404media.co/crowdstrike-deeply-sorry-for-the-inconvenience-2/">CrowdStrike ‘Deeply Sorry for the Inconvenience’</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.404media.co/crowdstrike-outage-impacted-u-s-government-agencies/">CrowdStrike Outage Impacted U.S. Government Agencies</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.404media.co/twitter-internet-vape-touchscreen-swype/">I Tried to Vape the Internet</a></li>
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