CrowdStrike shares dive on major tech disruption

NEW YORK, July 19 (Xinhua) -- The shares of cybersecurity giant CrowdStrike tanked on Friday as a defect in its service caused worldwide IT outage.

CrowdStrike shares opened at 294.51 U.S. dollars per share, down 16.48 percent from previous close, and its shares lost more than 8 percent in the morning session.