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CrowdStrike President Personally Accepts His Company's 'Pwnie'

'It's super important to own it when you do things horribly wrong'

(Newser) - In a move being hailed as classy, the president of CrowdStrike showed up this weekend to the Las Vegas Def Con hacking conference to personally accept the "Most Epic Fail" award at the conference's annual Pwnie Awards. The ceremony is meant to mark "the achievements (and failures)...

CrowdStrike: Amid Outage, Delta Turned Down Our Help

Cybersecurity firm responds to lawsuit threat with a big claim

(Newser) - If Delta Air Lines wants CrowdStrike to pay for disruptions caused by last month's massive computer outage, it'll have to explain why it ignored direct offers of assistance, the cybersecurity firm said Sunday. CrowdStrike responded to what it said was a public threat of litigation in a letter...

Delta Lawyers Up Over CrowdStrike, Microsoft Debacle

Said to have lost up to $500M in computer outage, airline hires attorney David Boies

(Newser) - Delta Air Lines has lawyered up as it seeks to address the cause of nearly 7,000 flight cancellations and hundreds of complaints. The airline was among the worst affected by a faulty computer update from cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike. The computer issues and resulting cancelations are believed to have cost...

CrowdStrike's Effort to Make Amends Does Not Go Well

Company's $10 Uber Eats offer is criticized after massive internet outage

(Newser) - They meant well. But the company behind last week's worldwide internet outage is being accused of failing to read the room in a big way with a $10 Uber Eats voucher for its affected partners. Also, the vouchers didn't work for many people. Details:
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At One Major Airline, the Cancellations Continue

Dealing with lingering issues, Delta cancels 1K Monday flights

(Newser) - Hundreds of US flights are still being canceled as a result of Friday's computer outage —mostly at Delta Air Lines. "It's been a horrible weekend. For us all," Delta CEO Ed Bastian said in a video message to employees on Sunday. The airline canceled 1,...

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