Brian Greenberg :verified:<p>A major cybersecurity legal case is moving forward. ✈️ Delta Air Lines proceeding with its $550M+ lawsuit against CrowdStrike over the July 2024 outage that canceled 7,000 flights and impacted 1.3M passengers.</p><p>⚖️ The court allowed claims of:<br>🧠 Gross negligence<br>💻 Computer trespass<br>🕵️♂️ Limited fraud</p><p>📉 Delta claims the update could have been caught with a simple test. CrowdStrike is pushing back, saying damages should be limited under Georgia law. This case may redefine how courts view software vendor liability, especially for updates in critical infrastructure.</p><p>💬 Should companies expect higher legal accountability for third-party software failures?</p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/CyberSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CyberSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Delta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Delta</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/CrowdStrike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CrowdStrike</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/LegalTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LegalTech</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/IncidentResponse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IncidentResponse</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/delta-can-sue-crowdstrike-over-computer-outage-that-caused-7000-canceled-flights-2025-05-19/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reuters.com/sustainability/boa</span><span class="invisible">rds-policy-regulation/delta-can-sue-crowdstrike-over-computer-outage-that-caused-7000-canceled-flights-2025-05-19/</span></a></p>