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Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike sued Delta Air Lines on Friday after a faulty software update prompted a global outage in July. The 19 July incident led to worldwide flight cancellations and hit industries including banks, health care, media companies and hotel chains. CrowdStrike said it sued to make clear that CrowdStrike did not cause the harm […]
ATLANTA (AP) — Delta Air Lines sued CrowdStrike on Friday, claiming the cybersecurity company had cut corners and caused a worldwide technology outage that led to thousands of canceled flight in July. The airline is asking for compensation and punitive damages from the outage, which started with a faulty update sent to several million Microsoft […]
United Airlines did not mention the cost of July’s CrowdStrike IT outage in its earnings report. The incident especially affected Delta, which canceled thousands of flights. United executives took a subtle jab at Delta by highlighting their “no excuses” philosophy. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you’re on […]