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Date : Tue Jul 30 2024 16:00:05

Delta is preparing a major damages lawsuit against CrowdStrike and Microsoft

Date:
Tue, 30 Jul 2024 14:52:33 +0000

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Delta Airlines estimated to have lost up to $500 million from CrowdStrike 
outage, and is now seeking losses.

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Delta Airlines has enlisted legal help to seek damages from CrowdStrike and 
Microsoft after a significant outage earlier this month (via CNBC ). 

The incident, which happened on July 19, stemmed from a software update by 
CrowdStrike that led to the widespread failure of Microsoft systems across 
major industries, such as banking, healthcare and aviation. 

An estimated 8.5 million Windows devices had been affected by the update, 
including many of Delta Airlines servers and those of other airlines, leaving 
thousands of flights grounded. Delta lawsuit against CrowdStrike and 
Microsoft 

Airlines were hit particularly hard by the outage, prompting the Department 
of Transportatation to launch an investigation into Deltas operations amid 
the disruptions. Overall, the outage cost the airline an estimated $350-500 
million, with nearly 7,000 flights canceled and over 176,000 refund or 
reimbursement requests filed. 

By selecting David Boies, an American attorney known for his previous 
involvement in high-profile cases, Delta is indicating that it could seek 
significant compensation from the tech firms. Boies represented the US in its 
antitrust case against Microsoft, and also played an important role in 
oveturning Californias ban on gay marriage. 

While no formal lawsuit has been filed yet, Deltas plans to pursue damages 
have already impacted CrowdStrikes market value. The cybersecurity firms 
stock plummeted a staggering 25% in the two trading days following the 
outage, reflecting investor concern. 

Beyond aviation, insurance firm Parametrix estimated that the incident caused 
a loss of $5.4 billion among Fortune 500 companies alone, excluding 
Microsoft. Moreover, other companies may wish to join Delta in seeking 
compensation from Microsoft and CrowdStrike following the outage, which will 
only be revealed as companies begin to calculate their losses. More from 
TechRadar Pro These are the best small business servers Check out our roundup 
of the best endpoint protection software CrowdStrike CEO says nearly all 
affected servers are now back online



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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/delta-is-preparing-a-major-damages-laws
uit-against-crowdstrike-and-microsoft


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