Technology
Oct. 29, 2024
CrowdStrike is feeling the heat
On Oct. 25, Delta Air Lines filed a lawsuit against CrowdStrike in Atlanta, claiming gross negligence, intentional misrepresentation, breach of contract, and various other legal violations. The lawsuit stems from a global technology outage that led to 7,000 flight cancellations over five days, costing Delta more than $500 million.
Jennifer Paley
Legal Writer/Journalist and Attorney
On Oct. 25, Delta Air Lines filed a lawsuit against security software giant CrowdStrike in Fulton County Superior Court in Atlanta, Georgia, for gross negligence, intentional misrepresentation, computer trespassing, breach of contract and deceptive and unfair business practices following what CrowdStrike has called a "faulty update to rapid response content or configuration data." The IT-related outage led to over 7,000 flight cancellations over a 5-day period and cost the At...
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