CrowdStrike is sued by fliers after massive outage disrupts air travel

FILE PHOTO: A view of a flight information display board where passengers are able to know the status of their flights after airlines were grounded worldwide caused by a tech outage from an update to CrowdStrike's 'Falcon Sensor' software, crashing Microsoft Windows systems in Tampa, Florida, U.S., July 19, 2024. REUTERS/Octavio Jones/File Photo

(Reuters) - CrowdStrike's legal troubles from last month's massive global computer outage deepened on Monday, as the cybersecurity company was sued by air travelers whose flights were delayed or canceled.

In a proposed class action filed in the Austin, Texas, federal court, three fliers blamed CrowdStrike's negligence in testing and deploying its software for the outage, which also disrupted banks, hospitals and emergency lines around the world.