This week in the bucket, a hacker gets a job, we dig into the aftermath of the Crowdstrike issue that took down 8.5 Million computers, and we reminisce over sci-fi of the 80s and 90s.

News Stories for Reference:

"North Korean hacker got hired by US security vendor, immediately loaded malware"

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/07/us-security-firm-unwittingly-hired-apparent-nation-state-hacker-from-north-korea/

"Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Fake CrowdStrike updates observed in the wild"

https://blog.barracuda.com/2024/07/26/cybersecurity-threat-advisory-fake-crowdstrike-updates-observed-in-the-wild

"CrowdStrike IT Outage Explained by a Windows Developer"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAzEJxOo1ts

"CrowdStrike Update: Latest News, Lessons Learned from a Retired Microsoft Engineer"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHrayP-Y71Q

"Microsoft says EU to blame for the world's worst IT outage"

https://www.euronews.com/next/2024/07/22/microsoft-says-eu-to-blame-for-the-worlds-worst-it-outage

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"Limit 70" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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