Beware: Cybercriminals Cash in on BSOD Outage with Phony Crowdstrike Fixes

**Executive summary:** A July 19, 2024 CrowdStrike update unintentionally caused widespread Windows BSOD outages; although not a confirmed cyberattack, the disruption was leveraged by threat actors who set up phishing/scam domains and fake fix pages. The report lists numerous suspicious domains as IoCs, cites CrowdStrike and CISA advisories, and recommends validating communications through official channels and following vendor guidance.