A faulty update last week from cybersecurity company CrowdStrike bricked an estimated 8.5 million Windows machines, some of which were still recovering early this week. In an apology, it seems the company is offering $10 Uber Eats gift cards to its partners.
A source told TechCrunch that they received the gift card from CrowdStrike via an email, in which the company said it was in recognition of “the additional work that the July 19 incident has caused. ... To express our gratitude, your next cup of coffee or late night snack is on us!”
However, many who received the gift card, which appeared to come from a CrowdStrike email address associated with company Chief Business Officer Daniel Bernard, said it didn’t work when they attempted to redeem it. TechCrunch also tried it and received an error message that the card had “been canceled by the issuing party and is no longer valid.” CrowdStrike did not immediately respond to the outlet’s request for comment.
