# CrowdStrike Windows Scam Warning: Hackers are posing as support agents to exploit users - Details | Tech News (HT Tech) > CrowdStrike Windows update still troubling? Beware! Hackers are impersonating as CrowdStrike support to offer fixes. Here is all we know. # CrowdStrike Windows Scam Warning: Hackers are posing as support agents to exploit users - Details ## CrowdStrike Windows update still troubling? Beware! Hackers are impersonating as CrowdStrike support to offer fixes. Here is all we know. 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(Generated using Microsoft Designer) ![Author Photo](https://images.hindustantimes.com/tech/static/revamp/images/png/HTTech-new-circle-logo.png) ### By SHAURYA SHARMA CrowdStrike Windows Outage: It has been only a short while since Windows users recovered from the rebooting and Blue Screen of Death issues caused by the CrowdStrike update, but as things stand, there’s another major concern for users: hackers attempting to breach Windows systems. Yes, taking advantage of the situation, hackers are trying to lure unsuspecting victims into believing that they are from CrowdStrike support—to provide assistance and resolve their issues. As confirmed by CrowdStrike, the company has received reports of malicious activity where hackers have been found sending phishing emails posing as CrowdStrike support staff to Windows users, making phone calls, and even selling scripts as potential remedies to the situation. Also read click here. ## Also Read - Microsoft Windows global outage summarised: Know all details about CrowdStrike reboot problem ## CrowdStrike Threat: What Are Hackers Doing? Consider this: hackers have devised several ways to deceive victims into believing they are the genuine CrowdStrike support team or even from Microsoft. When someone is dealing with problems like the recent outage, they are vulnerable and seek a quick fix. Exploiting this vulnerability, these malicious actors are targeting people for various reasons, including data and financial theft, among others. Additionally, these bad actors may pose as cybersecurity experts and offer supposed solutions to remedy the problem. ## Also Read - Why NOT updating Windows ever since 1992 helped UPS, FedEx, Southwest Airlines and others ## CrowdStrike Issue: How to Stay Safe and Fix PC Yourself CrowdStrike advises organisations to ensure they are in contact with CrowdStrike representatives through “official channels” only. Remember that hackers will try their best to convince you that they are genuine customer service representatives seeking to fix your Blue Screen and rebooting issues. So, it is in your best interest to ensure that you don’t get carried away easily, and give them access to your system. Also, it must be noted that CrowdStrike has already released the fix for the ‘BSOD’ rebooting problem, and it should fix things for most of the 8.5 million reported PCs that were impacted by the problematic update. If you still haven’t been able to get your system fixed, you can try the official solution by Microsoft to fix the issue. 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