CrowdStrike faces backlash over $10 apology vouchers for global IT outage

The offer does not appear to have extended to CrowdStrike customers impacted by the outage

A flawed software update from the company impacted around 8.5 million Windows computers worldwide last Friday, bringing businesses and infrastructure to a standstill. Picture: Luke O’Reilly/PA

Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike is facing new criticism after offering a ten dollar UberEats voucher as an apology for the major global IT outage last week which grounded flights and cancelled medical appointments.

A flawed software update from the company impacted around 8.5 million Windows computers worldwide last Friday, bringing businesses and infrastructure to a standstill.