CrowdStrike down after report Delta Air to seek compensation over IT outage

FILE PHOTO: Delta employees are seen near luggage, as people wait to retrieve their luggage after long delays following cyber outages affecting airlines at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., July 22, 2024. REUTERS/Megan Varner/File Photo

(Reuters) -Shares of CrowdStrike fell more than 8% on Tuesday after a report Delta Air Lines will seek compensation from the cybersecurity firm over the recent global IT outage that crippled industries including airlines.

The cyber outage led to more than 2,200 flight cancellations on July 19 and Delta has canceled over 6,000 flights so far since then.