Microsoft Azure outage takes down services across North America

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

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

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

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

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

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