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CrowdStrike’s $10 peace offering brews more trouble than it’s worth


Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike's $10 Uber Eats apology for massive IT outage sparks humor and frustration online.

CrowdStrike's attempt to apologize for a major IT outage with a $10 Uber Eats gift card was met with ridicule on social media, as many found the gesture insufficient and even humorous. In a quirky twist of corporate apology-gone-awry, cybersecurity giant CrowdStrike has left social media chortling after reportedly offering a meager $10 Uber Eats gift card to soothe the frazzled nerves of IT staff and partners bogged down by last Friday’s catastrophic IT outage. Oddly enough some of the recipients tried to redeem their snack on CrowdStrike’s dime, only to find the Uber Eats voucher “has been canceled by the issuing party and is no longer valid.”

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