Delta Sues CrowdStrike Over ‘Catastrophic' IT Outage

Delta Air Lines has made good on its promise to sue cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike. The lawsuit, as reported Friday (Oct. 25) evening by The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), stems from a worldwide technology outage in July that grounded 7,000 Delta flights, while causing upheaval at other airlines, banks and hospitals. According to the report, the suit accuses CrowdStrike of gross negligence, alleging that the company is to blame for the outage and its fallout. Delta called the outage "catastrophic," pointing to ...