CrowdStrike is reportedly giving clients a $10 Uber Eats gift card to apologize for a catastrophic software update that triggered a global tech meltdown last week.
Millions of computers running Microsoft Windows were affected by the 바카라blue screen of death바카라 on Friday due to a CrowdStrike glitch that left them unable to boot.
CrowdStrike has been working urgently to manage the crisis, which is anticipated to cost Fortune 500 companies billions of dollars.
In an email addressed to 바카라CrowdStrike partners바카라 and obtained by TechCrunch, the cybersecurity firm apologized for 바카라the additional work the July 19 incident has caused.바카라
바카라To express our gratitude, your next cup of coffee or late night snack is on us!바카라 read the email, which included a promo code for Uber Eats and was reportedly sent by CrowdStrike바카라s chief business officer, Daniel Bernard.
Several X users shared that they had received a gift voucher from CrowdStrike, though some mentioned that the code seemed to have been taken offline and was no longer valid.
바카라Two hours later the code is cancelled and the $10 removed from Uber Eats account,바카라 another X user remarked. 바카라That바카라s an uhh바카라interesting way to apologize to partners.바카라
It remains unclear whether some or all of CrowdStrike바카라s clients received gift cards.
Microsoft estimated that around 8.5 million devices were likely affected during the meltdown, which left passengers stranded in airports worldwide and disrupted normal operations in some hospitals.
In a detailed report published Wednesday, CrowdStrike explained that a bug in its quality control system had prevented the identification of flawed data in a routine software update.
바카라I want to sincerely apologize directly to all of you for the outage,바카라 CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz stated in a statement posted online last Friday. 바카라All of CrowdStrike understands the gravity and impact of the situation.바카라
