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Why didn't Crowdstrike get sued or go bankrupt after starting BSOD day? (techcrunch.com)

submitted 1 month ago by GatoEscobar@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I would honestly think freezing airports, hospitals and other services for days would cause a lot of legal trouble.

At least that's what would happen if an experienced hacker did the same thing.

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[–] dave@feddit.uk 13 points 1 month ago

And likely Crowdstrike will have their own insurance. At the end of the day, it’s just gamblers sitting at the table, moving the chips around.