Delta Airlines and CrowdStrike Clash Over $500 Million Outage Fallout
Delta blames CrowdStrike and Microsoft for massive disruptions, while both firms deny full responsibility.
- Delta Airlines claims a global network outage caused by CrowdStrike led to $500 million in losses and 7,000 flight cancellations.
- CrowdStrike and Microsoft argue Delta's outdated IT infrastructure exacerbated the situation.
- Delta is pursuing legal action against both companies, while facing a class-action lawsuit from affected passengers.
- The US Department of Transportation is investigating Delta's handling of the incident.
- CrowdStrike's shareholders have also sued the company for allegedly misleading statements about its software testing.