I'm back online from the longest internet outage in my life - 19 hours!
Have no idea what was broken on my #ISP side, but guess that was something huge.
A lot of things went wrong while offline. I had #HomeAssistant connection issues on #iOS. I had #Plex issues playing something. I even had issues with #PhilipsHue lights, because the time on the bridge switched to something completely unrelated to reality.
My #homelab was not prepared, but lessons were learned.
#InternetOutage #disaster
But for those that don't know, #Toosheh is a pretty cool #datacasting tech which yeets stuff down at 51dBW directly onto #Iran, thus is pretty hard to jam or even detect, as propably a regular wok with a cheap LNB on a broom duct-taped to it can do the reception.
So if you know anyone stuck in #Iran and having to deal with #InternetCensorship and #internetOutage / #InternetBlackout / #InternetShutdown there, and they happen to have a DVB-S Reciever with "PVR ready" function (i.e. recording to a USB drive), Satellite Dish & LNB [all 3 are illegal to own in Iran, so best not ask them over the phone!] recommend them to shove a 4 GB Stick into it and let it record for >1 hour, then end the recording and use their application to extract the files in it.
The parameters for the reciever are:
YahSat-1 @ 52,5°E
11.766 MHz / 11,766 GHz
Vertical Polarization
DVB-S (QPSK, 0,35 ROF, 16200+Pilot
27.500 kSymbols/s
FEC 7/8
They should find a station with a green title card and text in Persian.
All that's needed beyond the reciever is a Device with either Linux, Android or Windows to run their decoder tool.
#Iran #CantStopTheSignal #Datacasting #Airgapped #Broadcasting #TV #Satellite
Aaaaand...our internet crashed again about half an hour ago. So we pulled out the Netgear modem and router, and replaced them with the Xfinity combo gateway. Didn't take too long to set up.
I just ran a speed test on Ookla. 538mbps download; that's about 400mbps SLOWER than before. But it's 295mbps up, which is over 250mbps faster than we've ever seen. So...I'll have to get in touch with them, I guess.
In einer voll digitalisierten Welt ist das Internet unsere Achillesferse. Das Beispiel Taiwan zeigt aktuell eindrucksvoll, wie verwundbar moderne Staaten durch die Sabotage von Unterwasser-Kommunikationskabeln sind.
Laut Berichten der Deutsche Welle und der Los Angeles Times bereitet sich die taiwanesische Zivilschutzgruppe Ganghu proaktiv auf den Ernstfall vor. Ihr Fokus: Die Ausbildung von Bürgern an Funkgeräten.
Die Fakten zur digitalen Souveränität:
Abhängigkeit: Über 90 % des taiwanesischen Internetverkehrs laufen über submarine Kabel, die im Schnitt 7-8 Mal pro Jahr beschädigt werden.
Fallback-Lösung: Amateurfunk bietet eine dezentrale, von Infrastruktur unabhängige Kommunikation, die auch bei totalem Netzwerkausfall funktioniert.
Interessanter Vergleich: Obwohl Amateurfunk in Taiwan erst seit 1984 zivil genutzt werden darf, liegt der Anteil der lizenzierten Funkamateure mit 0,11 % bereits deutlich über dem deutschen Wert von ca. 0,073 %.
Relevanz für Deutschland und Europa
Nicht nur in Taiwan ist das Thema präsent. Auch in Deutschland gewinnt das Konzept des „Notfunks“ - etwa durch den DARC (Deutscher Amateur-Radio-Club) - an Bedeutung. Das Ziel: Die Unterstützung der Nachbarschaft und die Aufrechterhaltung der Informationsketten bei Katastrophenlagen oder Blackouts.
Resilienz bedeutet, nicht nur auf High-Tech zu vertrauen, sondern robuste Backup-Ebenen zu pflegen. Amateurfunk ist hierbei weit mehr als ein technisches Hobby. Er ist eine kritische Ressource für die zivile Sicherheit.
Quelle: https://www.dw.com/en/could-ham-radio-help-taiwan-survive-wartime-internet-outage/video-75435263
#Amateurfunk #HamRadio #Notfunk #Resilienz #Infrastruktur #Taiwan #DARC #CivilDefense #InternetOutage
No internet outages today, and my speed is 940mbps up/42mbps down. That's pretty much our peak speed. So as far as I can tell, Xfinity could have fixed my problem at any time but chose not to until I agreed to use their modem rather than my own.
#Tech #Technology #InternetOutage #Internet #Comcast #Xfinity
13 internet disconnections last night and Xfinity sees absolutely no problem on their end. It looks like I'm going to have to give up on owning my own modem and router, and use the Xfinity one. I have been defeated by technology. 🫤
But at least that means that all of the responsibility for fixing the damn thing if it goes down is on Xfinity. And in theory we should get considerably higher speeds.
#Tech #Internet #InternetOutage #WiFi #tech #technology #Xfinity #Comcast
Verizon offers customers a $20 credit after Wednesday’s widespread outage
Verizon on Thursday said it’s offering a $20 credit to customers affected by a widespread service outage on…
#NewsBeep #News #Topstories #Headlines #internetoutage #TopStories #Verizon
https://www.newsbeep.com/361442/
Helter Skelter in da Bundestag.
The internet outage on Nov 18 wasn’t your Wi-Fi — it was Cloudflare. Not an attack. An internal error.
Full story: 🔗 https://bitskingdom.com/blog/cloudflare-outage-what-happened/
#internetoutage #cloudflare #infrastructure #webdev #technology
A major Cloudflare outage recently caused widespread website downtime and internet disruption.
Millions of sites depend on Cloudflare for security and speed — so when it goes down, the ripple effect is massive.
I’ve covered:
✅ What happened
✅ Why it matters
✅ How it affects websites & businesses
✅ What we can learn from it
Read here → https://techputs.com/cloudflare-outage-internet-down/
#Cloudflare #InternetOutage #TechNews #WebInfrastructure #Blogging #Developers #cloud #tech #technology
A second Cloudflare outage in weeks briefly broke major services like LinkedIn, Zoom, and Canva, exposing how fragile our centralized internet infrastructure is. A faulty firewall update not a cyberattack triggered the disruption, raising concerns about reliability, dependence on tech giants, and the risks of single points of failure.
#Cloudflare #InternetOutage #TechFailure #WebInfrastructure #Centralization
Read Full Article: https://www.techi.com/cloudflare-outage-internet-fragile-infrastructure/
Cloudflare experienced a disruption today resulting in 500 Internal Server Error messages across multiple sites.
Dashboard/API issues were also reported, though Cloudflare says a fix has now been deployed.
Curious to hear the community view on this:
What’s the best way to design resilience when so much traffic relies on a few providers?
Follow us for balanced, reliable cybersecurity reporting.
#infosec #cloudflare #cybersecurity #internetoutage #SRE #DevOps #websecurity #resilience
A huge chunk of the internet has just gone down
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://metro.co.uk/2025/12/05/a-huge-chunk-internet-just-gone-25170581/
What Caused the Massive AWS Outage in 2025? Understanding the Global Internet Meltdown
Published: October 25, 2025 – DoRaleigh.com Tech & Digital Infrastructure News
On October 20, 2025, the world witnessed one of the most severe cloud disruptions in modern history — a massive AWS outage that rippled across the entire digital landscape. The hours-long event shut down major companies, stalled global commerce, disrupted travel, and reminded everyone just how dependent we’ve become on Amazon Web Services.
If you woke up on Monday wondering why your bank app wasn’t working, why Alexa wasn’t responding, or why your business tools refused to load, you weren’t alone. A single malfunction inside AWS’s northern Virginia data center brought significant portions of the internet to a halt.
Below, we break down exactly what caused the AWS outage, who was affected, and why this failure matters for the future of cloud computing.
What Triggered the AWS Outage on October 20, 2025?
Amazon confirmed that the outage originated inside its US-EAST-1 region, the company’s oldest — and most relied-upon — data center cluster located in northern Virginia.
The Root Cause: A Malfunctioning Internal Monitoring Subsystem
According to AWS:
An internal subsystem responsible for monitoring the health of network load balancers within its EC2 service malfunctioned. This triggered a cascade of DNS resolution failures, preventing AWS services from translating domain names to IP addresses. With DNS failing, critical services such as DynamoDB — a database underpinning more than 100 AWS tools — stopped functioning properly. As DynamoDB and EC2 degraded, systems across the global internet collapsed under the pressure.
In short:
A small internal failure disrupted the internet’s traffic routers, broke DNS, and halted key AWS services powering thousands of companies worldwide.
How Long Did the AWS Outage Last?
The outage lasted several hours, spanning the late morning through evening on October 20. Amazon restored most core functions by nighttime, but many companies continued experiencing:
Delays Slow service recovery Massive backlogs of queued requests
For businesses relying on real-time operations — think airports, banks, and delivery services — every hour mattered.
Which Companies Were Affected by the 2025 AWS Outage?
The short answer: Almost everyone.
Millions of consumers faced app crashes, login failures, and communication blackouts as services across entertainment, finance, retail, and transportation ground to a halt.
Major Companies Affected
Finance & Payments:
Venmo Coinbase Robinhood
Communication & Tech:
Slack Zoom Microsoft Teams WhatsApp Signal Reddit Perplexity
Entertainment & Gaming:
Hulu HBO Max Fortnite Spotify
Retail & Food Service:
Starbucks McDonald’s Instacart
Transportation:
Delta United Airlines Uber Lyft
Telecom:
AT&T Verizon T-Mobile
Even Amazon itself wasn’t spared — Alexa, Prime Video, Ring, and parts of Amazon’s warehouse operations went offline.
Public agencies were hit as well, including the NYC MTA and the U.K.’s HMRC tax website.
Why Was This AWS Outage Such a Big Deal?
AWS isn’t just another cloud provider. It powers:
A third of the global cloud computing market Millions of websites and mobile apps Critical infrastructure from airlines to hospitals Retail and logistics systems used worldwide
This incident marks the third major outage in five years linked to the same data cluster, US-EAST-1 — a region so essential that downtime there often looks like downtime everywhere.
Just a year after the disastrous Crowdstrike malfunction of 2024, which impacted healthcare and transportation networks globally, the 2025 AWS outage reinforced a hard truth:
The world’s digital infrastructure is concentrated in the hands of a few tech giants. When one of them falters — even briefly — the world feels it immediately.
Was the AWS Outage Caused by a Cyberattack?
No.
Amazon reported no evidence of hacking, malware, or external interference.
Instead, the outage was triggered by an internal technical malfunction — proof that even routine system failures can have enormous consequences when cloud platforms are this interconnected.
What Is AWS, and Why Does It Matter So Much?
For those who don’t work directly in cloud services, here’s a quick refresher:
What AWS Provides
Cloud storage Virtual servers Databases Networking AI tools Enterprise hosting App infrastructure
AWS essentially acts as the scaffolding of the internet, allowing companies to scale up without maintaining physical servers.
From startups to Fortune 500s, most digital services run on AWS — which explains why this outage reached nearly every corner of daily life.
How the AWS Outage Impacts Raleigh & the Triangle
Though the outage was global, the Triangle felt the effects locally:
Raleigh’s tech companies relying on AWS tools like EC2, S3, and Lambda reported delays and downtime. Local residents struggled with apps like Instacart, Lyft, Slack, and Venmo. RDU travelers reported check-in issues with airlines whose systems rely on AWS. Smart home users across Durham, Cary, and Raleigh experienced Alexa failures throughout the day.
The Triangle’s growing reputation as a tech hub means regional businesses increasingly depend on cloud platforms — outages like this highlight the need for redundancy and disaster-planning.
Final Thoughts: A Wake-Up Call for Global Tech Infrastructure
The 2025 AWS outage wasn’t just an inconvenience — it was a global warning shot. As the digital world continues to centralize around a small number of cloud providers, even minor internal failures can cause:
Financial losses Systemic business disruptions Transportation delays Communication breakdowns Global economic ripple effects
While AWS restored functionality by the end of the day, the event exposed just how fragile the internet truly is — and how vital it is for governments, companies, and cloud providers to invest in more resilient infrastructure.
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#amazon #amazonWebServices #aws #cloudComputing #cloudOutage #dnsFailure #infrastructure #internetOutage #news #raleighTech #techNews #technology #usEast1
🤡 BREAKING: Monopoly ISP ignores its crumbling infrastructure while customers play "Will my internet work today?" roulette! 🎰 Everyone's favorite pastime: waiting for internet service while their ISP plays hide-and-seek with responsibility. 🎭
https://sacbear.com/xfinity-wont-fix-internet/ #MonopolyISP #InternetOutage #CustomerFrustration #InfrastructureNeglect #ISPResponsibility #HackerNews #ngated
wasn’t here yesterday because the internet was down again, and this is just one more hardship we face every day in Gaza. Sadly, we are struggling with everything—constant instability, lack of basic needs, and the fear that never leaves us. Life has become extremely difficult for all of us. 💔
#Gaza #GazaUnderAttack #StandWithGaza #GazaLivesMatter #InternetOutage #GazansSuffering #Palestine
What would happen if the internet suddenly stopped working?
Websites worldwide 🌐 went dark earlier today as a major Cloudflare outage rippled across the internet. From ChatGPT to X, popular platforms became inaccessible, exposing just how centralized our digital infrastructure has become. The issue has been resolved, but it raises questions about internet reliability. Read the article to learn what happened ⚡
https://true-tech.net/cloudflare-outage-november-2025/
#Cloudflare #InternetOutage #TechNews #WebInfrastructure #Cybersecurity
Cú sập toàn cầu của Cloudflare đã khiến hàng triệu người dùng bị ảnh hưởng, làm gián đoạn nhiều nền tảng và dịch vụ trực tuyến lớn. Sự cố này không chỉ ảnh hưởng đến hoạt động mạng toàn cầu mà còn khiến vốn hóa thị trường của Cloudflare "bốc hơi" hàng tỷ USD trong thời gian ngắn. Nguyên nhân được cho là do lỗi cấu hình trong hệ thống điều hướng lưu lượng.
#Cloudflare #CyberAttack #TechNews #Downtime #InternetOutage #CôngNghệ #SựCốMạng #CloudflareSập #VốnHóa #TinTứcCôngNghệ
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