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'We Started Becoming The Reddit Of Security Data,' Says CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz After $290 Million Onum Buyout

The race to secure artificial intelligence has turned into one of the defining battles of 2025, and CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) just raised the stakes with a $290 million acquisition of Madrid-based data observability startup Onum.

Benzinga

George Kurtz on CrowdStrike’s $290 million Onum acquisition and cybersecurity M&A

CrowdStrike, which went public in 2019, is a longtime acquirer, and has acquired data observability startup Onum for about $290 million.

Fortune

CrowdStrike CEO Says Hackers Are 'Democratizing Destruction At Mass Scale' Using AI: Targets $10 Billion ARR Amid Soaring Demand For Cyber Defense

During its second-quarter earnings call on Wednesday, CrowdStrike Holdings Inc.’s (NASDAQ:CRWD) CEO, George Kurtz, warned about artificial intelligence emerging as a critical threat in the cybersecurity landscape.

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Exclusive: CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz on $290 million acquisition of startup Onum and security in the AI age

The cybersecurity company, which went public in 2019, is a longtime acquirer, and has acquired data observability startup Onum for about $290 million.

Fortune

Is AI causing tech worker layoffs? That's what CEOs suggest, but the reality is complicated

A new report from Indeed reveals that tech job postings in July were down 36% from early 2020 levels

The Independent UK

‘Tone deaf’: US tech company responsible for global IT outage to cut jobs and use AI

CrowdStrike CEO announces 5% of workforce to be slashed globally, citing artificial intelligence efficiencies created in the business

The Guardian - AU

CrowdStrike claws back market value after triggering largest IT outage in history

Despite taking a heavy hit after the July 2024 outage, CrowdStrike’s market value is now close to where it was previously

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CrowdStrike exec to speak in front of US House Homeland Security Committee

Senior Vice President of Counter Adversary Operations to speak on September 24 regarding the patching fiasco.

TechRadar

CrowdStrike Estimates $60 Million Sales Blow After Global Software Update Failure

Despite the setback, CrowdStrike's executives expressed optimism about recovering the lost deals by the end of the company's fiscal year in January 2025.

International Business Times

CrowdStrike CEO celebrates 'resilient' earnings after massive Windows crash

CrowdStrike reassured skittish investors with an annual revenue forecast that many feared would be a lot worse.

Fortune

CrowdStrike: What's Ahead For Cybersecurity Player In The Wake Of Its Corporate Crisis

After it botched a cybersecurity software update and slammed customers, CrowdStrike stock is paying the price. A crisis management challenge lies ahead.

Investors Business Daily

Crowdstrike caused a global computer meltdown — at the Black Hat cybersecurity conference people can't get enough of its swag

The long lines of people seeking company-branded merch and taking selfies by its booth at the Las Vegas conference underscored Crowdstrike's curious new moment of cultural cachet.

Fortune

CrowdStrike lashes out at Delta and calls its lawsuit 'meritless' after it reportedly rejected 'free onsite help' leading to half a billion flight disruption losses

CrowdStrike says it's not at fault for the flight disruptions that impacted Delta Air Lines leading to a loss of $500 million. The cybersecurity firm questions the airline's reluctance to accept free onsite IT consultation advice during the chaos.

Windows Central

Shareholders sue CrowdStrike over consequences of catastrophic worldwide IT outage and I don't think an Uber Eats voucher will cut it this time

The company's share price has dropped by tens of billions.

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Evening Standard

CrowdStrike: Cybersecurity firm sued over the global IT outage

Firm say case ‘lacks merit’ and has pledged to

International Business Times

CrowdStrike Faces Shareholder Lawsuit Over Global Outage

The lawsuit alleges that CrowdStrike's assurances about its technology were materially false and misleading.

TechRadar

CrowdStrike CEO says nearly all affected servers are now back online

Although 97% of servers are now restored, CrowdStrike CEO promises “full recovery” with a “sense of urgency.”

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The CEO Of CrowdStrike Has Finally Apologised For Last Week’s Massive Tech Outage

CrowdStrike's CEO George Kurtz has apologised "personally" for the worldwide tech outage caused by his company last week.

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CrowdStrike CSO blasts own failure as stock plummets: ‘The confidence we built in drips over the years was lost in buckets within hours, and it was a gut punch’

One broker tried to rush out a note recommending investors buy the dip, only to find out his bank's computers were CrowdStriked too.

International Business Times

GOP Lawmakers Demand Public Hearing With CrowdStrike CEO Kurtz On Global Outage

The lawmakers said it is important to understand the outage's causes and the measures CrowdStrike is implementing to prevent future occurrences.

Fortune

CrowdStrike's CEO confronts his own crisis

CrowdStrike’s response to the massive outage it caused remains, at best, underwhelming.

Tom’s Guide

CrowdStrike CEO called to testify over disastrous global outage as Microsoft points finger at EU

CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz has been called to testify before the House Homeland Security Committee over the global IT outage.

Tom’s Hardware

CrowdStrike issues go beyond Windows: company's security software has reportedly been causing Linux kernel panics since at least April

CrowdStrike's issues are not limited to Windows machines, it turns out.

The Independent UK

8.5 million computers running Windows affected by faulty update from CrowdStrike

As the world continues to recover from massive business and travel disruptions caused by a faulty software update from cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike, malicious actors are trying to exploit the situation for their own gain

Al Jazeera

Slow recovery after CrowdStrike update sparks global IT outage

Head of the cybersecurity firm issues a public apology but cautions that a total recovery could take weeks.

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