#ServiceDisruption

Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp hit by massive worldwide outage

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December 11, 2024 at 01:56PM Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and WhatsApp experienced a significant global outage on Wednesday afternoon, affecting users to different extents depending on their location. **Meeting Takeaways:** 1. **Service Outage**: Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and WhatsApp experienced a significant worldwide outage on Wednesday afternoon. 2. **Geographical Impact**: The extent of service disruption varied by … Read more

300 Drinking Water Systems in US Exposed to Disruptive, Damaging Hacker Attacks

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November 18, 2024 at 08:34AM A recent EPA report reveals that over 300 drinking water systems serving 110 million people in the US face cybersecurity vulnerabilities, risking service disruptions and data breaches. The assessment identified critical weaknesses in IT infrastructure and highlighted a lack of effective incident reporting and coordination within the EPA and other … Read more

Verizon outage: iPhones, Android devices stuck in SOS mode

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September 30, 2024 at 12:00PM Verizon outage leads to SOS mode on iPhones and Android devices, hindering mobile calls. WiFi calling is the only available alternative. It seems like you have provided the initial part of the meeting notes. What exactly would you like me to do with this information? Full Article

Microsoft Azure outage takes down services across North America

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August 5, 2024 at 05:08PM Microsoft successfully resolved a two-hour Azure outage that disrupted multiple services in North and Latin America. Based on the meeting notes, the key takeaway is that Microsoft has successfully mitigated an Azure outage that affected multiple services for customers across North and Latin America, lasting more than two hours. Full … Read more

British Library: Finances remain healthy as ransomware recovery continues

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January 8, 2024 at 08:26AM The British Library is disputing reports of potentially $9 million recovery costs from a 2023 ransomware attack, with final costs unconfirmed. The attack caused significant disruption, with various systems offline. The recovery process could take several months, impacting services and payments to authors. The library will issue updates on its … Read more

Box cloud storage down amid ‘critical’ outage

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December 15, 2023 at 10:44AM Cloud storage provider Box is experiencing a critical outage, impacting customers’ access to files, logins, uploads, downloads, and API calls. The company is investigating the issue which is affecting all Box services. Users are encountering HTTP error 503 when attempting to access, and further details are awaited. BleepingComputer has reached … Read more

Cloudflare website down, showing ‘We’re sorry’ Google errors

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November 9, 2023 at 04:25PM Cloudflare is investigating an ongoing outage that is causing Google errors to be displayed on its website. Cloudflare’s Head of Organic Social noted that the error message contains a Google logo that doesn’t match the current design. The company stated that its dashboard and APIs are accessible and unaffected. This … Read more

British, Toronto Libraries Struggle After Cyber Incidents

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November 1, 2023 at 05:37PM The British Library is facing website and service outages after a cyberattack in late October. Some on-site services have been affected, but the library remains open. The incident is being investigated by specialists. In a separate incident, the Toronto Library also experienced a cyberattack, resulting in the unavailability of certain … Read more

British Library knocked offline by weekend cyberattack

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October 31, 2023 at 03:08PM The British Library is currently experiencing a major IT outage and cyber incident, affecting online systems and services, including its website, phone lines, and on-site library services. The incident is being investigated with the support of the National Cyber Security Centre. The library has not yet provided details on the … Read more