Delta sues CrowdStrike over tech outage, accuses gross negligence

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Delta Air Lines (DAL) is suing cybersecurity company CrowdStrike (CRWD) after an IT outage in July caused thousands of flight cancellations. The lawsuit accuses CrowdStrike of gross negligence, and Delta claims that the outage reduced revenue by $380 million. The airline is seeking damages to cover its losses, along with litigation costs and punitive damages.

Meanwhile, CrowdStrike is fighting back, claiming that Delta should have been able to scale back its operations in a more timely manner.

Catalysts Hosts Josh Schafer and Seana Smith report more on the story and dig into the details of the lawsuit.

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This post was written by Melanie Riehl