Class Suit Filed Against Delta Over CrowdStrike Crash Causing Flight Cancellations

(August 9, 2024, 11:54 AM EDT) -- ATLANTA  — Delta Air Lines passengers whose flights were canceled as a result of an automatic update to CrowdStrike’s cybersecurity software that caused computers, including those used by Delta, to crash filed a putative class action suit in a Georgia federal court, asserting that Delta violated its policies to provide flight refunds, hotel accommodations and related expenses when flights were canceled by breaching its contract with customers, resulting in them spending additional funds for alternative transportation methods....