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.（納斯達克股票代碼：CRWD）正面臨上個月受全球計算機大規模中斷影響的航空旅客的法律訴訟。
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.
發生了什麼：路透社報道，週一，三名乘客在德克薩斯州奧斯汀的聯邦法院對這家網絡安全公司提起了擬議的集體訴訟。
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在測試和部署其軟件時疏忽大意，這導致了停機，影響了全球的航空旅行、銀行、醫院和應急熱線。
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.
該訴訟稱，停電迫使乘客承擔額外的住宿、膳食和其他旅行費用。報告稱，有些人甚至因爲在機場樓層睡覺而錯過工作或遇到健康問題。
The plaintiffs are seeking compensatory and punitive damages from CrowdStrike.
原告正在向CrowdStrike尋求補償性和懲罰性賠償。
"We believe this case lacks merit and we will vigorously defend the company," CrowdStrike said in a statement to Reuters.
CrowdStrike在給路透社的一份聲明中說：“我們認爲此案缺乏法律依據，我們將大力爲公司辯護。”
Why It Matters: The outage, which affected over 8 million computers, was due to a flawed software update.
爲何重要：這次中斷影響了超過800萬台計算機，是由於軟件更新有缺陷所致。
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，達美航空（紐約證券交易所代碼：DAL）也表示打算對CrowdStrike採取法律行動。達美航空首席執行官埃德·巴斯蒂安公開批評微軟平台的 “脆弱性”，同時稱讚蘋果的穩定性。
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.
針對達美航空要求賠償的決定，CrowdStrike聲稱該航空公司在停電期間沒有回應他們的幫助提議。據這家網絡安全公司稱，CrowdStrike首席執行官喬治·庫爾茨親自聯繫了達美航空首席執行官，但沒有得到任何回應。