July 19, 2024 at 05:59AM A major Microsoft 365 outage in the Central US region on Thursday, caused by an Azure configuration change, affected various apps and services including Microsoft Defender, Teams, and Xbox Live. Microsoft is working on rerouting traffic and identified the issue as a buggy configuration change. Most services are now back, … Read more
July 2, 2024 at 04:06PM The Xbox gaming service is currently experiencing a widespread outage, preventing users from signing in and playing games for at least three hours. The Xbox Support team is investigating the issue, impacting various platforms and services. Tens of thousands of service issue reports have been received, with the problem ongoing. … Read more
April 25, 2024 at 01:29PM Reddit is experiencing a major outage worldwide, with users encountering “502 Bad Gateway” and “Unknown server error” messages on both the website and mobile app. The company is investigating elevated error rates and issues with its backend, while thousands of users report connection issues. This comes after previous outages in … Read more
March 20, 2024 at 11:34AM UK bakery chain Greggs faced a point of sale system outage, resulting in store closures and payment issues for customers. With 2,300 branches, 21,500 employees, and an annual revenue of over $2.3 billion, the technical issue affected operations. While mostly taken lightly on social media, the company confirmed working to … Read more
March 15, 2024 at 10:46AM Global IT outages at McDonald’s have impacted operations, causing some stores to temporarily close across various countries. The outage meant employees couldn’t take orders or process payments. McDonald’s assured that it’s not a cybersecurity event and is working to resolve the issue. Some stores resorted to manual orders and cash … Read more
March 5, 2024 at 11:18AM Facebook and Instagram are currently experiencing worldwide access issues, affecting users in the USA, Europe, and Asia. Users are being logged out of Facebook, mistakenly told their passwords are wrong, and experiencing difficulties reconnecting to Instagram. This has raised concerns among users about potential hacking and has led to unsuccessful … Read more
January 26, 2024 at 12:49PM Microsoft is investigating an extensive outage causing login problems, message delays, and connectivity issues for Teams users. The company attributes the problem to a networking issue and is working on remediation. Users reported various issues including login problems, frozen apps, message delivery problems, and other functionality issues. Microsoft has not … Read more
January 18, 2024 at 04:48AM Multiple Atlassian Jira products are experiencing an ongoing outage. Users of Jira Work management, Jira Software, Jira Service Management, and Jira Product Discovery are facing connection issues. Atlassian is investigating the cause, and error messages such as HTTP 503 (Service Unavailable) have been observed. This is a developing story. (Summary: … Read more
November 23, 2023 at 06:57AM Direct debit collection company London & Zurich suffered a ransomware attack on November 10, resulting in outages that have caused significant cash flow disruptions for customers. Some customers have been unable to process direct debit payments, leading to financial difficulties. Communication from London & Zurich has been sporadic and unclear, … Read more
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