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Delta sues CrowdStrike over “catastrophic” software update that prompted mass flight disruptions

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October 28, 2024
Delta sues CrowdStrike over “catastrophic” software update that prompted mass flight disruptions

The Times of India reports that Delta Air Line sued CrowdStrike over the firm’s faulty software update in July that resulted in widespread outages for CrowdStrike customers. Delta had to cancel 7,000 flights for 1.3 million customers and suffered $500 million in losses.

CrowdStrike responded to the lawsuit, which was filed in Georgia state court in Fulton County Superior Court last Friday, by stating:

Delta’s claims are based on disproven misinformation, demonstrate a lack of understanding of how modern cyber security works, and reflect a desperate attempt to shift blame for its slow recovery away from its failure to modernize its antiquated IT infrastructure.

Read more at Times of India.