Coverage dated October 25, 2024

Delta sues CrowdStrike for outages causing $500 million in losses

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A faulty Windows update triggered global chaos, costing the airline millions and stranding thousands of summer travelers

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  1. CNN

    Delta sues CrowdStrike over software update that prompted mass flight disruptions (opens CNN)

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    Delta Air Lines on Friday sued cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike in a Georgia state court after a global outage in July caused mass flight cancellations, disrupted travel plans of 1.3 million customers and cost the carrier more than $500 million.

  2. Newsweek

    Delta sues CrowdStrike for outages causing $500 million in losses (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    A faulty Windows update triggered global chaos, costing the airline millions and stranding thousands of summer travelers

  3. NBC Los Angeles

    Delta sues CrowdStrike after widespread IT outage that caused thousands of cancellations (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    Delta is seeking damages for its losses from the July IT incident, as well as litigation costs and punitive damages.

  4. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Delta sues cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike over tech outage that canceled flights (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    KEYT Santa Barbara's feed description

    ATLANTA (AP) — Delta Air Lines is suing the cybersecurity firm that has been blamed for causing a global technology outage this summer. Delta filed a

  5. ABC 7 New York

    Delta Airlines sues cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike following summer global I.T. outage (opens ABC 7 New York)

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    ABC 7 New York's feed description

    Delta Airlines is seeking financial compensation from CrowdStrike after the company experienced a global I.T. outage.

  6. Investopedia

    Delta Sues CrowdStrike Over July IT Outage That Affected Thousands Of Flights (opens Investopedia)

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    Investopedia's feed description

    Delta Air Lines is suing cybersecurity company CrowdStrike over a faulty software update in July that disrupted operations and affected more than a million customers.

  7. New York Post

    Delta sues CrowdStrike over ‘catastrophic’ global outage that cost it over $500M (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Delta Air Lines on Friday sued CrowdStrike in a Georgia state court after a global outage in July caused mass flight cancellations, disrupted travel plans of 1.3 million customers and cost the carrier more than $500 million.

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