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CrowdStrike Apologizes for Outage with $10 Gift Card

CosmicTaco · 2024-07-25T09:07:07.661565+05:30

- CrowdStrike, the cybersecurity firm, issued a $10 Uber Eats gift card to partners as an apology for a recent outage caused by a faulty update. - The July 19 incident rendered around 8.5 million Windows devices unusable, leading to significant disruptions worldwide, including delays at airports and halted surgeries in hospitals. - Some recipients reported that the gift card was canceled when they tried to redeem it, with Uber flagging it as fraud due to high usage rates. - CrowdStrike's CEO and Chief Security Officer publicly apologized, emphasizing their commitment to transparency and preventing future incidents. - The company continues to investigate the cause of the outage and has been providing regular updates on their progress. Source: Techcrunch

CrowdStrike, the cybersecurity firm, issued a $10 Uber Eats gift card to partners as an apology for a recent outage caused by a faulty update.
The July 19 incident rendered around 8.5 million Windows devices unusable, leading to significant disruptions worldwide, including delays at airports and halted surgeries in hospitals.
Some recipients reported that the gift card was canceled when they tried to redeem it, with Uber flagging it as fraud due to high usage rates.
CrowdStrike's CEO and Chief Security Officer publicly apologized, emphasizing their commitment to transparency and preventing future incidents.
The company continues to investigate the cause of the outage and has been providing regular updates on their progress.

Source: Techcrunch