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Delta CEO lashes out at CrowdStrike: This cost us $500 million and they offered us nothing

Posted: Fri Aug 02, 2024 10:37 pm
by rbc
The CEO of Delta Air Lines lashed out at cyber security firm CrowdStrike and software provider Microsoft for the computer problems that resulted in a five-day service meltdown he said cost the airline $500 million.

“They haven’t offered us anything. Free consulting advice to help us,” said Ed Bastian in an interview Wednesday on CNBC, when asked about how much compensation CrowdStrike and Microsoft have offered the company. And he blasted CrowdStrike for the flawed software update at Delta and hundreds of other companies around the globe that caused widespread computer outages on July 19.
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Delta CEO lashes out at CrowdStrike: This cost us $500 million and they offered us nothing