CrowdStrike Hit With Lawsuit Over Global Outage Impacting Air Travel, Plaintiffs Say Cybersecurity Firm Should Pay Compensatory And Punitive Damages
CrowdStrike Hit With Lawsuit Over Global Outage Impacting Air Travel, Plaintiffs Say Cybersecurity Firm Should Pay Compensatory And Punitive Damages
CrowdStrike Inc. (NASDAQ:CRWD) is facing legal action from air travelers affected by a massive global computer outage last month.
CrowdStrike Inc.（纳斯达克股票代码：CRWD）正面临上个月受全球计算机大规模中断影响的航空旅客的法律诉讼。
What Happened: On Monday, three passengers filed a proposed class action lawsuit against the cybersecurity company in the federal court in Austin, Texas, reported Reuters.
发生了什么：路透社报道，周一，三名乘客在德克萨斯州奥斯汀的联邦法院对这家网络安全公司提起了拟议的集体诉讼。
The plaintiffs allege that CrowdStrike was negligent in testing and deploying its software, which led to the outage, affecting air travel, banks, hospitals, and emergency lines worldwide.
原告指控CrowdStrike在测试和部署其软件时疏忽大意，这导致了停机，影响了全球的航空旅行、银行、医院和应急热线。
The lawsuit claims that the outage forced passengers to incur additional costs for accommodation, meals, and alternative travel. Some even missed work or experienced health issues due to sleeping on airport floors, the report said.
该诉讼称，停电迫使乘客承担额外的住宿、膳食和其他旅行费用。报告称，有些人甚至因为在机场楼层睡觉而错过工作或遇到健康问题。
The plaintiffs are seeking compensatory and punitive damages from CrowdStrike.
原告正在向CrowdStrike寻求补偿性和惩罚性赔偿。
"We believe this case lacks merit and we will vigorously defend the company," CrowdStrike said in a statement to Reuters.
CrowdStrike在给路透社的一份声明中说：“我们认为此案缺乏法律依据，我们将大力为公司辩护。”
Why It Matters: The outage, which affected over 8 million computers, was due to a flawed software update.
为何重要：这次中断影响了超过800万台计算机，是由于软件更新有缺陷所致。
Previously, Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL) also expressed its intention to take legal action against CrowdStrike. Delta CEO, Ed Bastian, publicly criticized Microsoft's platform for its "fragility," while praising Apple for its stability.
此前，达美航空（纽约证券交易所代码：DAL）也表示打算对CrowdStrike采取法律行动。达美航空首席执行官埃德·巴斯蒂安公开批评微软平台的 “脆弱性”，同时称赞苹果的稳定性。
In response to Delta's decision to pursue damages, CrowdStrike claimed that the airline did not respond to their offer of help during the outage. According to the cybersecurity firm, CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz personally reached out to Delta's CEO but received no response.
针对达美航空要求赔偿的决定，CrowdStrike声称该航空公司在停电期间没有回应他们的帮助提议。据这家网络安全公司称，CrowdStrike首席执行官乔治·库尔茨亲自联系了达美航空首席执行官，但没有得到任何回应。