CrowdStrike outage News

Delta Passengers Sue Airline for Refusing Refunds After Massive Computer Outage

Delta Air Lines was sued by passengers who complained that the carrier refused to offer full refunds after delaying or canceling their flights in the wake of last month’s massive computer outage. The proposed class action was made public on …

Microsoft Blames Delta for Its Struggle to Recover From Global Cyber Outage

Microsoft blamed Delta Air Lines on Tuesday for its dayslong struggle to recover from a global cyber outage that led it to cancel more than 6,000 flights. A software update last month by global cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike triggered system problems …

Insured Losses From Crowdstrike Outage Could Reach $1.5B, Cybercube Says

Global insured losses from last week’s massive IT outage are likely to range from $400 million to $1.5 billion, cyber analytics firm CyberCube said on Thursday. A software bug in cyber security firm CrowdStrike’s quality-control system caused the software update …

Fortune 500’s Insured Losses for CrowdStrike Could Reach $1 Billion: Parametrix

The total direct financial loss facing the US Fortune 500 companies, excluding Microsoft, from the CrowdStrike outage on July 19 is $5.4 billion, modeling and insurance services firm Parametrix estimates. The portion of the loss covered under cyber insurance policies …