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Khaleej Times
20-05-2025
- Business
- Khaleej Times
Delta can sue CrowdStrike over computer outage that caused 7,000 canceled flights
Delta Air Lines can pursue much of its lawsuit seeking to hold cybersecurity company CrowdStrike liable for a massive computer outage last July that caused the carrier to cancel 7,000 flights, a Georgia state judge ruled. In a decision on Friday, Judge Kelly Lee Ellerbe of the Fulton County Superior Court said Delta can try to prove CrowdStrike was grossly negligent in pushing a defective update of its Falcon software to customers, crashing more than 8 million Microsoft Windows-based computers worldwide. "Delta has specifically pled that if CrowdStrike had tested the July update on one computer before its deployment, the programming error would have been detected," the judge wrote. "As CrowdStrike has acknowledged, its own president publicly stated CrowdStrike did something 'horribly wrong.'" The Atlanta-based judge also let Delta pursue a computer trespass claim, and a narrowed claim that CrowdStrike fraudulently promised not to introduce an "unauthorised back door" into the carrier's computers. In a statement on Monday, CrowdStrike's lawyer Michael Carlinsky said he was confident the judge will find Delta's case has no merit, or will limit damages to the "single-digit millions of dollars" under Georgia law. Delta, based in Atlanta, said it was pleased with the decision and remained confident in the merits of its case. The carrier sued Austin, Texas-based CrowdStrike three months after the July 19, 2024 outage disrupted travel for 1.4 million Delta passengers. Delta has said the outage cost $550 million in lost revenue and added expenses, offset by $50 million of fuel savings. On May 6, a federal judge in Atlanta said Delta must face a proposed class action by passengers whose said it unlawfully refused full refunds after the outage upended their travel. The outage also disrupted other airlines, but those disruptions eased faster. The case is Delta Air Lines Inc v CrowdStrike Inc, Georgia Superior Court, Fulton County, No. 24CV013621.
Daily Maverick
20-05-2025
- Business
- Daily Maverick
Delta can sue CrowdStrike over computer outage that caused 7,000 canceled flights
Judge allows gross negligence, fraud claims Software update went 'horribly wrong' CrowdStrike eyes eventual dismissal or limited damages By Jonathan Stempel In a decision on Friday, Judge Kelly Lee Ellerbe of the Fulton County Superior Court said Delta can try to prove CrowdStrike was grossly negligent in pushing a defective update of its Falcon software to customers, crashing more than 8 million Microsoft MSFT.O Windows-based computers worldwide. 'Delta has specifically pled that if CrowdStrike had tested the July update on one computer before its deployment, the programming error would have been detected,' the judge wrote. 'As CrowdStrike has acknowledged, its own president publicly stated CrowdStrike did something 'horribly wrong.'' The Atlanta-based judge also let Delta pursue a computer trespass claim, and a narrowed claim that CrowdStrike fraudulently promised not to introduce an 'unauthorized back door' into the carrier's computers. In a statement on Monday, CrowdStrike's lawyer Michael Carlinsky said he was confident the judge will find Delta's case has no merit, or will limit damages to the 'single-digit millions of dollars' under Georgia law. Delta, based in Atlanta, said it was pleased with the decision and remained confident in the merits of its case. The carrier sued Austin, Texas-based CrowdStrike three months after the July 19, 2024 outage disrupted travel for 1.4 million Delta passengers. Delta has said the outage cost $550 million in lost revenue and added expenses, offset by $50 million of fuel savings. On May 6, a federal judge in Atlanta said Delta must face a proposed class action by passengers whose said it unlawfully refused full refunds after the outage upended their travel. The outage also disrupted other airlines, but those disruptions eased faster. The case is Delta Air Lines Inc v CrowdStrike Inc, Georgia Superior Court, Fulton County, No. 24CV013621.
Straits Times
19-05-2025
- Business
- Straits Times
Delta can sue CrowdStrike over computer outage that caused 7,000 cancelled flights
Delta sued Austin, Texas-based CrowdStrike three months after the July 19, 2024 outage disrupted travel for 1.4 million Delta passengers. PHOTO: REUTERS Delta can sue CrowdStrike over computer outage that caused 7,000 cancelled flights GEORGIA - Delta Air Lines can pursue much of its lawsuit seeking to hold cybersecurity company CrowdStrike liable for a massive computer outage in July 2024 that caused the carrier to cancel 7,000 flights, a Georgia state judge ruled. In a decision on May 16, Judge Kelly Lee Ellerbe of the Fulton County Superior Court said Delta can try to prove CrowdStrike was grossly negligent in pushing a defective update of its Falcon software to customers, crashing more than 8 million Microsoft Windows-based computers worldwide. 'Delta has specifically pled that if CrowdStrike had tested the July update on one computer before its deployment, the programming error would have been detected,' the judge wrote. 'As CrowdStrike has acknowledged, its own president publicly stated CrowdStrike did something 'horribly wrong.'' The Atlanta-based judge also let Delta pursue a computer trespass claim, and a narrowed claim that CrowdStrike fraudulently promised not to introduce an 'unauthorised back door' into the carrier's computers. In a statement on May 19, CrowdStrike's lawyer Michael Carlinsky said he was confident the judge will find Delta's case has no merit, or will limit damages to the 'single-digit millions of dollars' under Georgia law. Delta, based in Atlanta, said it was pleased with the decision and remained confident in the merits of its case. The carrier sued Austin, Texas-based CrowdStrike three months after the July 19, 2024 outage disrupted travel for 1.4 million Delta passengers. Delta has said the outage cost US$550 million (S$712 million) in lost revenue and added expenses, offset by US$50 million of fuel savings. On May 6, a federal judge in Atlanta said Delta must face a proposed class action by passengers whose said it unlawfully refused full refunds after the outage upended their travel. The outage also disrupted other airlines, but those disruptions eased faster. REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
The Star
19-05-2025
- Business
- The Star
Delta can sue CrowdStrike over computer outage that caused 7,000 canceled flights
FILE PHOTO: People speak to Delta agents as they try to rebook their travel plans after long delays following cyber outages affecting airlines at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., July 22, 2024. REUTERS/Megan Varner/File Photo (Reuters) -Delta Air Lines can pursue much of its lawsuit seeking to hold cybersecurity company CrowdStrike liable for a massive computer outage last July that caused the carrier to cancel 7,000 flights, a Georgia state judge ruled. In a decision on Friday, Judge Kelly Lee Ellerbe of the Fulton County Superior Court said Delta can try to prove CrowdStrike was grossly negligent in pushing a defective update of its Falcon software to customers, crashing more than 8 million Microsoft Windows-based computers worldwide. "Delta has specifically pled that if CrowdStrike had tested the July update on one computer before its deployment, the programming error would have been detected," the judge wrote. "As CrowdStrike has acknowledged, its own president publicly stated CrowdStrike did something 'horribly wrong.'" The Atlanta-based judge also let Delta pursue a computer trespass claim, and a narrowed claim that CrowdStrike fraudulently promised not to introduce an "unauthorized back door" into the carrier's computers. In a statement on Monday, CrowdStrike's lawyer Michael Carlinsky said he was confident the judge will find Delta's case has no merit, or will limit damages to the "single-digit millions of dollars" under Georgia law. Delta, based in Atlanta, said it was pleased with the decision and remained confident in the merits of its case. The carrier sued Austin, Texas-based CrowdStrike three months after the July 19, 2024 outage disrupted travel for 1.4 million Delta passengers. Delta has said the outage cost $550 million in lost revenue and added expenses, offset by $50 million of fuel savings. On May 6, a federal judge in Atlanta said Delta must face a proposed class action by passengers whose said it unlawfully refused full refunds after the outage upended their travel. The outage also disrupted other airlines, but those disruptions eased faster. The case is Delta Air Lines Inc v CrowdStrike Inc, Georgia Superior Court, Fulton County, No. 24CV013621. (Reporting by Jonathan Stempel in New YorkEditing by Nick Zieminski)
Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Delta can sue CrowdStrike over computer outage that caused 7,000 canceled flights
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) -Delta Air Lines can pursue much of its lawsuit seeking to hold cybersecurity company CrowdStrike liable for a massive computer outage last July that caused the carrier to cancel 7,000 flights, a Georgia state judge ruled. In a decision on Friday, Judge Kelly Lee Ellerbe of the Fulton County Superior Court said Delta can try to prove CrowdStrike was grossly negligent in pushing a defective update of its Falcon software to customers, crashing more than 8 million Microsoft Windows-based computers worldwide. "Delta has specifically pled that if CrowdStrike had tested the July update on one computer before its deployment, the programming error would have been detected," the judge wrote. "As CrowdStrike has acknowledged, its own president publicly stated CrowdStrike did something 'horribly wrong.'" The Atlanta-based judge also let Delta pursue a computer trespass claim, and a narrowed claim that CrowdStrike fraudulently promised not to introduce an "unauthorized back door" into the carrier's computers. In a statement on Monday, CrowdStrike's lawyer Michael Carlinsky said he was confident the judge will find Delta's case has no merit, or will limit damages to the "single-digit millions of dollars" under Georgia law. Delta, based in Atlanta, said it was pleased with the decision and remained confident in the merits of its case. The carrier sued Austin, Texas-based CrowdStrike three months after the July 19, 2024 outage disrupted travel for 1.4 million Delta passengers. Delta has said the outage cost $550 million in lost revenue and added expenses, offset by $50 million of fuel savings. On May 6, a federal judge in Atlanta said Delta must face a proposed class action by passengers whose said it unlawfully refused full refunds after the outage upended their travel. The outage also disrupted other airlines, but those disruptions eased faster. The case is Delta Air Lines Inc v CrowdStrike Inc, Georgia Superior Court, Fulton County, No. 24CV013621. Sign in to access your portfolio
