Delta wants CrowdStrike to pay after IT outage left planes grounded and travelers stranded at airports [Video]

Delta has allegedly retained a high-profile law firm in a potential move to sue Microsoft and cybersecurity company CrowdStrike, which launched a failed update that caused the airline to cancel thousands of flights this month and left travelers stranded.

In a statement to The Independent, CrowdStrike said: “We are aware of the reporting, but have no knowledge of a lawsuit and have no further comment.”

According to CNBC, Delta retained Boies Schiller Flexner to represent the airline in an effort to sue CrowdStrike and recuperate some of the funds it had to dish out to angry passengers this month, after the outage brought the airline’s operations to a near standstill.

FlightAware, which tracks airline data, reported that Delta was forced to cancel 6,300 flights across the US and delay …