House Lawmakers Call on CrowdStrike CEO to Testify About Global IT Outage

The recent global IT outage caused by CrowdStrike has sparked congressional action, with top House lawmakers calling on CEO George Kurtz to testify about the incident. The outage affected roughly 8.5 million Windows devices and led to the cancellation of thousands of flights, costing companies billions in damages.

Rep. Mark Green and Rep. Andrew Garbarino have demanded Kurtz to schedule a time to testify before the House Homeland Security Committee, giving him until the end of the day on Wednesday to do so. Lawmakers are interested in understanding how the incident occurred, the national security risks involved, and how to prevent similar incidents in the future.

Since the outage, the fallout has continued to grow, with Delta canceling hundreds of flights and federal officials warning of phishing scams targeting customers. CrowdStrike has also detected malware targeting impacted customers.

The lawmakers emphasized that Americans deserve to know the details of the incident and the mitigation steps being taken by CrowdStrike. The company has stated that they are actively engaging with relevant Congressional Committees.

It remains to be seen if this is just the beginning of congressional scrutiny on the incident, with the Senate Homeland Security Committee closely monitoring the situation and considering their own next steps. Stay tuned for more updates on this developing story.