service disruption

Tech Optimizer
July 5, 2025
Critical security vulnerabilities in PHP, identified as CVE-2025-1735 and CVE-2025-6491, pose risks for SQL injection attacks and denial of service (DoS) conditions. These vulnerabilities affect PHP versions below 8.1.33, 8.2.29, 8.3.23, and 8.4.10. CVE-2025-1735 relates to the PostgreSQL extension, where insufficient error checking during string escaping can lead to SQL injection vulnerabilities and application crashes. This flaw is associated with PostgreSQL's CVE-2025-1094. CVE-2025-6491 affects the SOAP extension, causing segmentation faults when a SoapVar instance has a namespace prefix exceeding 2GB, which can lead to application termination. This issue is linked to limitations in libxml2 versions prior to 2.13. Patches are available for all affected PHP versions to mitigate these vulnerabilities. CVE-2025-1735 has a CVSS score of 9.1 (Critical), while CVE-2025-6491 has a CVSS score of 5.9 (Moderate).
Winsage
June 18, 2025
Microsoft has acknowledged that the updates released on June 10 during Patch Tuesday may disrupt the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) service on Windows Server versions 2025, 2022, 2019, and 2016. The DHCP Server service might intermittently stop responding after installing this security update, causing issues for network administrators as clients may be unable to renew their IP addresses. There is currently no viable workaround for affected users other than rolling back the patch, which is not ideal due to the critical security fixes included in the update. The impact of this issue varies among users, with some experiencing significant problems while others report no disruptions. Microsoft is working on a resolution and will provide further information soon. Additionally, Microsoft has faced challenges with its Surface Hub v1 devices, requiring an out-of-band update.
AppWizard
April 12, 2025
WhatsApp experienced a significant service disruption affecting users' ability to connect and send messages through its mobile application and web platform. In India, around 3,000 reports were logged, with over 90% of users indicating issues with message transmission. Globally, approximately 2,800 users reported problems, with 91% highlighting issues with sending messages. Members of The Times of India's technology team confirmed similar challenges. Despite the widespread disruption, Meta, WhatsApp's parent company, has not issued an official statement regarding the outage. Users took to social media to express their frustrations and share humorous takes on the situation.
AppWizard
February 28, 2025
Over 56,000 users reported issues with WhatsApp on Downdetector, indicating a significant service disruption. Of these reports, 56% were related to difficulties in sending messages, 32% experienced connection issues, and 12% faced challenges with the app itself. WhatsApp has not issued a statement regarding the outages. Downdetector is a platform that allows users to report issues with various online services, and it identifies incidents when reports exceed normal levels.
AppWizard
February 26, 2025
Users of Instagram and Facebook experienced a brief service disruption on February 26, with both platforms, including Facebook Messenger, down for approximately one hour around 1 PM EST. While most of Instagram's features were operational, users faced significant messaging issues. Reports of the outage declined swiftly, indicating a quick resolution, although Meta has not yet issued a formal statement.
AppWizard
September 20, 2024
On September 20, Kakao Corp. experienced a service disruption on its messaging platform, KakaoTalk, lasting approximately six minutes from 9:24 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Users reported difficulties in sending and receiving messages, but functionality was restored quickly. This incident follows a notable 90-minute disruption in July. KakaoTalk has around 45 million monthly active users in South Korea.
AppWizard
September 18, 2024
On Saturday evening, many Android users experienced crashes with the Google app, receiving the message “Google keeps stopping” when trying to search. The app would briefly load before redirecting users back to the home screen. Reports of the issue began surfacing, and by approximately 11:00 PM PT, some users noted that the app had resumed functionality. Google acknowledged the disruption at 23:07 PT, stating it was affecting a large number of users and that they were working to identify the root cause. The crashes affected various Android versions, including the latest stable and beta releases, and impacted devices like Google Pixel and Samsung Galaxy. Other services such as Google Assistant and Google Lens remained operational, and users could access Google through Chrome as a workaround. The disruption appeared to be limited to the Google app on Android, with no issues reported on other platforms.
AppWizard
September 18, 2024
Google resolved a technical glitch that caused widespread disruptions of its Android app over the weekend, which began shortly before midnight Pacific Time and was fully fixed by 1:11 AM PT on Sunday. Users faced a "Google keeps stopping" error, affecting both stable and beta versions of the app across various Android operating systems, including Android 15 and 14. The Google app crashed upon launch, and features like Google Discover and Voice Search were inoperative. However, other services like Chrome for Android, Google Assistant, and Google Lens remained functional. Google advised users to clear app cache and data as a temporary fix and confirmed that no further updates were necessary after the issue was resolved.
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