CrowdStrike says it should not be blamed for Delta Airlines' cyber outage

CrowdStrike said in a letter that it is “highly disappointed by Delta's suggestion that CrowdStrike acted inappropriately.”

Updated on: Aug 5, 2024, 08:14:00 IST

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CrowdStrike said on in a response to Delta Airlines that the cybersecurity firm should not be blamed for the carrier's flight disruptions. This comes following the July 19 global outage that crashed more than 8 million computers.

CrowdStrike logo is seen in this illustration. (Reuters)

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Reiterating its apology to the airline operator, CrowdStrike said in a letter that it is "highly disappointed by Delta's suggestion that CrowdStrike acted inappropriately and strongly rejects any allegation that it was grossly negligent or committed misconduct".

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