#Downdetector reports

[creativemedianews]

Meta goes down nationwide, preventing Instagram and Facebook use

Meta goes down nationwide, preventing Instagram and Facebook use #Downdetectorreports #Facebookloginissues

[quaranmine]

is everyone else's tumblr app broken or is it just me because i haven't updated it in so long

[queen-scribbles]

....why did spotify just crap out and refuse to restart?

[jenovacomplete]

a failed update from billion-dollar cybersecurity firm crowdstrike has crashed windows machines worldwide today (july 19th 2024), leaving everything from airport terminals to checkout machines to delivery apps to banks stuck with a blue screen of death. here's a screenshot from downdetector (au) to illustrate:

the issue appears to be with crowdstrike falcon, a form of antivirus software widely used in the corporate world -- with emphasis on the world. there have been reports from the us, uk, australia, germany, india, france, japan and more. places affected include (but are not limited to) supermarkets, banks, basically every airline, public transport networks, major broadcasters, emergency services, corporate offices, healthcare providers and stock exchanges.

(woolies pic via archiestaines9 on twitter; s3pirion; akothari. yes that is masahiro sakurai of smash bros fame)

emergency service lines are currently experiencing problems within the american states of alaska, arizona, indiana, minnesota, new hampshire and ohio. similar problems likely plague other areas of the world, they just haven't been reported on yet. australian emergency services are operating, and critical infrastructure remains stable. be sure to check in with the local news stations still online for more updates.

welcome to y2k............................. 2!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[mykeyames]

How to Check your Roblox Server Status for Potential Outages

You’re sitting as usual playing your favorite game, then suddenly you’re removed from the game.Or maybe it’s time for your regular game but you’re completely unable to log in despite entering your password and username correctly. You’ll get so confused when you enter the password thinking you’ve made a mistake that you’ll even think about changing it.No internet!? How is this possible when…

[reality-detective]

X appeared to suffer an outage on Thursday with users worldwide reporting issues.

Issues started at around 3.45pm Eastern Time, affecting people across North America, the UK and Europe all struggling to use Elon Musk's social media site.

Tens of thousands of people logged problems on the website Downdetector, which is likely to be a vast undercount of total users affected. 

The most common complaints were to do with problems loading content on the mobile app, but issues also seem to be plaguing the website. 🤔

[huckleberr1es]

i love downdetector jumping from 0 reports of ao3 being down to almost 8000 in a matter of minutes

[manasurge]

Discord isn't loading messages on either my desktop or mobile, so idk what's doing on and looking up solutions isn't giving me anything. Does look like it's reported on the downdetector site, so at least it's nothing I did myself somehow lksajdf.

[curiouselleth]

the graph on downdetector keeps changing but it looks like reports are falling a bit now so, hopefully a good sign? either that or everyone's just screaming here now

[arctic-hands]

Does anyone know if/how SNAP EBT was affected by the outage? DownDetector is showing problems but other than Mashable briefly mentioning that it was affected I can't find any reports on it. My state's system doesn't let you talk to an actual person when you call, just gives you an automated messages, mostly about your account balance, and there's no automated message about the CrowdStrike thing (as of yet, anyway)

[thegneurshk]

sometimes downdetector is funny because it'll say "users indicate no current problems at [site]"

and then you scroll down and the outage graph shows the largest spike in user reported issues in the past 24 hours happened less than an hour ago (and is very likely still happening)

[the-starlight-papers]

Downdetector up to almost 100,000 reports for discord...

[onenettvchannel]

#OneNETnewsInvestigates: PH Telco Giant 'Smart Communications' hits Luzon network blackout with no receiving texts and OTPs

Originally published on September 21st, 2024 due to technical difficulties.

MAKATI, NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION -- A serious mobile service disruption took place last Wednesday night (September 18th, 2024), impacting all Smart Communications subscribers in the Luzon area. The outage started before 8pm (Manila local time) and caused a complete loss of mobile data, signal, SMS texts and one-time pins (OTPs) for e-wallets like GCash, Maya and Coins.PH. There were also indications of similar problems in Cebu and potential disruptions here in Dumaguete City and Negros Oriental.

Almost 3,500 users have reported experiencing service problems accessing 'Smart Communications' with 81% indicating experiencing complete service failure on the outage reporting website 'DownDetector'. The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC), a government regulatory board issued a memorandum for this said telco giant explaining such disruptions and restoring the service for both prepaid and postpaid users.

Netizens are extremely annoyed because of the blackout that caused all of Luzon. On the other hand, some local residents in the Visayas and Mindanao are not as likely to worry about a nationwide telco blackout. The day after on Thursday (September 19th), Smart Communications also announced that the issues had already been fixed, and things were back to normal as before.

The company publicly apologized for the inconvenience caused by the lack of service resources and customer support during the blackout. OneNETnews has yet to reached out for a comment.

STOCK PHOTO and SCREENGRAB COURTESY: Google Images and Maps

SOURCE: *https://old.reddit.com/r/Tech_Philippines/comments/1fjt2mp/smart_outage/ *https://www.facebook.com/61565468622158/posts/122109677150515620 *https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/2024/9/18/smart-reports-service-disruption-2020 *https://businessmirror.com.ph/2024/09/18/smart-customers-to-experience-intermittent-services-due-to-power-issue/ *https://mb.com.ph/2024/9/18/power-outage-disrupts-smart-services-restoration-efforts-assured and *https://www.bworldonline.com/corporate/2024/09/20/622784/smart-directed-to-explain-fix-service-issues/

-- OneNETnews Online Publication Team

[chimaeraonwards]

DownDectector x AO3

To celebrate AO3 coming back online, here is the fic I wrote to cope with the Great AO3 Shutdown.

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“DownDetector, what is your emergency?” 

Sharp, shallow breaths come through their headset. A panic attack, unfortunately not that uncommon in Emergency Website Shutdown Reporting.  

“Hi, can you hear me? Take deep breaths, slowly,” Dow continues, their training kicking in immediately. When the caller sounds a little deeper, longer. “How can I help you?” 

A small frantic voice rushes out, “I was on Ao3 reading a 400k hurt/comfort fic, and then, they were finally going to make up after all the angst, and now”. A sob wreaks through the other end of the line. “It's gone, it's all gone. Ao3 is down.”   

A shudder pierces through their heart. No, wait, focus on the call - you’re on the job damn it. 

Automatically DownDetector replies, “Thank you for your report. Not to worry, sometimes servers go down but Ao3 usually bounces back in at most, a few hours.” Down glances at the screen. Usually Arch messages Dow quickly with an update, they know how much Dow worries. 

“I just feel like something is different this time. It feels wrong.”

Oh right, the call. Dow quickly types through the report in front of them. “I understand how alarming this may be. Please check Ao3’s official Twitter account for any updates. Can I have your location to complete this report?”   

Dow goes through the motions but there is a blaring alarm going off in their mind. 

Ao3 is down. 

Ao3 is down.

Ao3 is down.

Ao3 is down.

Ao3 

is 

down.

A glance at the screen shows no messages from Arch but the usual flood of reports that follow any of Ao3’s technical issues. 

The caller was right. This feels wrong. The notification sounds are the only thing that graces the dreaded silence hanging in the air. 

Dow’s finger hovers over the call button. It would be so easy to call Arch right now and find out if they’re okay. Dow doesn’t talk with Arch often, just a few pictures of the bumps and scrapes Arch sends after each tussle with technical issues (often accompanied by a selfie with a thumbs up and a goofy smile). 

It's not professional to directly message websites that get reported here, but Ao3 is different. 

Whenever a website goes down, so many people barge into DownDetector with complaints and anger, but with Archive of Our Own, it's only love and worry. Looking at their previous messages which consist of mostly Arch sending memes and fluff fic recs, Dow smiles at the screen. When Ao3 goes down, so many people come in with care and understanding, and it's easy to understand why. What’s not to love about Ao3?

The contact image of Arch putting French fries up their nose comes with a call. Dow would lie to you if you asked them how fast their picked up Arch’s calls every time. It's always borderline impossibly fast. 

Dow is greeted by a flurry of wet coughs. Okay, shit shit shit this does not look good. 

“Arch? Arch? Are you okay?” 

The coughs die down. 

Arch’s voice sounds so small, smaller than it has ever been. It's unnerving. Archive of Our Own is a titan - more than 11 million fics, over 57 thousand fandoms. Time, love, and care has put been fed into the website, making it the envy of most. Dow doesn’t think Wikipedia’s rants about donations can get worse but it takes a step higher every time Ao3 has a donation drive. Arch was never meant to sound so small. 

“I don’t have a lot of time, but I wanted to call you first”, Arch’s voice is raspy like they’ve been screaming while eating glass. “I’m going to be gone for a while.” 

“What’s going on? Everyone says something is wrong.” 

Dow hears a deep tired exhale down the line like Arch is thinking about the words to say. Just like their users, sometimes words don’t come easy to Arch. “It was an attack, they came out of nowhere. A DDOS.” 

DDOS – the weapon of cowards trying to take down a titan, a deity, worshipped by so so many. 

“Don’t worry about me, I’ll be okay. I’m more worried about everyone else.” Even at the brink of a meltdown, Ao3 always put everyone else before themselves. “Maybe Fanfiction.net or Wattpad can take them back, huh?” 

Oh, this isn’t a warning, it's a goodbye. 

Dow takes a deep breath. It's all in the handbook, you cannot panic in a time of crisis. Breathe, breathe deeply. “Archive, what’s going on? Something’s wrong.” 

“Hey hey don’t worry, alright? The volunteers are coming, you know how well they take care of me.” 

“Down, they’re going to take me offline for a while. 

“Take you offline?” Dow exclaims. “For how long? You can’t go! It's not even been 5 minutes and everyone already misses you.” 

I will miss you goes unsaid. 

A pregnant pause fills the room. Dow can hear the rush of blood behind their ears. 

“I don’t know.” 

“Arch please –” 

Dow is cut off by shouts that come down from the other end of the call. Before they can say anything, Arch rushes out, “I have to go, the volunteers are here.” Tears can’t stop rolling down Dow’s face. “Take care of them for me, will you?” 

Dow looks back to the screens on their desk. The overwhelming cries of terror, care, and worry fill the comments section. 

“I will,” spills off their tongue without hesitation. 

“Thank you,” whispers Arch, their voice clear as day amidst all the commotion. “Goodbye, DownDetector.” 

The disconnect tone plays. 

“I’ll see you soon, Archive of Our Own.”  

Silence fills the room again. 

For the first time in their lives, Dow gets down to their knees and prays. 

Please, whatever entities are out there, please. 

Bring them back.  

[tocitynews]

A Widespread Microsoft Outage Disrupted Flights, Banks, Media Outlets And Companies Around The World On Friday And Highlighted Dependence On Software From A Handful Of Providers – New York City reporting

The issue affected Microsoft 365 apps and services, and escalating disruptions continued hours after the technology company said it was gradually fixing it.

Microsoft 365 posted on X that the company was “working on rerouting the impacted traffic to alternate systems to alleviate impact in a more expedient fashion” and that they were “observing a positive trend in service availability.”

Major disruptions reported by airlines and airports grew. Flight tracking website Flightaware reports more nearly 1,000 flights canceled and over 12,000 more are delayed. Chicago O'Hare, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta, Newark , La Guardia and Boston Logan International Airport lead Flightaware's "misery map" with the most delays and cancellations.

In the U.S., the FAA said the airlines United, Delta and Allegiant had all been grounded. American Airlines lifted its ground stop just after 5 a.m ET, saying they were able to "safely re-establish operations."

An earlier ground stop for Frontier Airlines was lifted just after midnight, and the carrier said they had resumed normal operations, for now.

Travelers at Los Angeles International Airport slept on a jetway floor, using backpacks and other luggage for pillows, due to a delayed United flight to Dulles International Airport early on Friday.

Across the pond, Edinburgh Airport said the system outage meant waiting times were longer than usual. London’s Stansted Airport said some airline check-in services were being completed manually, but flights were still operating.

The budget airline Ryanair said they are "experiencing disruption across the network due to a global third party IT outage which is out of our control. We advise all passengers to arrive at the airport at least three hours before their scheduled departure time.”

Widespread problems were reported at Australian airports, where lines grew and some passengers were stranded as online check-in services and self-service booths were disabled. Passengers in Melbourne queued for more than an hour to check in, although flights were still operating. Airlines Virgin Australia and Qantas were severely affected by the outage.

News outlets in Australia — including the ABC and Sky News — were unable to broadcast on their TV and radio channels, and reported sudden shutdowns of Windows-based computers. Some news anchors broadcast live online from dark offices, in front of computers showing “blue screens of death.” Telecommunications providers, banks and media broadcasters were also disrupted as they lost access to computer systems. Outages reported on the site DownDetector included the banks NAB, Commonwealth and Bendigo, as well as internet and phone providers such as Telstra. The New Zealand banks ASB and Kiwibank said their services were down.

Television stations in the United Kingdom were being disrupted by the computer issues.

Hospitals in Britain and Germany also reported problems.

Israel’s Cyber Directorate said that it was among the places affected by the global outages, attributing them to a problem with the cybersecurity platform Crowdstrike. The outage also hit the country’s post offices and hospitals, according to the ministries of communication and health.

In South Africa, at least one major bank said it was experiencing “nationwide service disruptions” as customers reported they were unable to make payments using their bank cards at grocery stores and gas stations.

Numerous European airlines are using manual check-in.

[captainpuffin1]

Seeing the number of DownDetector reports go down gives me some hope, yet I also have jealousy because mine isn't back yet