➀ Delta Airlines has officially filed a lawsuit against CrowdStrike; ➁ The IT outage caused by CrowdStrike's software resulted in millions of Windows machines being affected; ➂ Delta Airlines claims to have suffered approximately $500 million in damages.

➀ CrowdStrike President Michael Sentonas accepted the Pwnie Epic Fail award at DEF CON for a major software update failure that caused widespread IT outages. ➁ Sentonas used the acceptance speech to apologize and emphasize the importance of owning mistakes. ➂ The towering Pwnie trophy will serve as a reminder at CrowdStrike's HQ of the potential for such failures.

❶ CrowdStrike, following a major PC outage caused by buggy software updates, is offering $10 UberEats gift cards to affected partners. ❷ Some reports indicate that the vouchers are either inadequate or have been canceled. ❸ CrowdStrike's market cap has dropped by $12.5 billion USD since the incident, potentially affecting their ability to provide these compensations.

❶ A recent CrowdStrike software update is causing widespread issues with Windows machines globally, leading to the Blue Screen of Death (BSoD). ❷ Major companies and services, including the London Stock Exchange, airlines, and telecommunications, are affected. ❸ Microsoft is taking mitigation actions, and CrowdStrike has confirmed the issue is due to a faulty channel file, providing a workaround for affected users.