significant outage Archives

TrendTechie

April 18, 2025

Прекратил работу главный торрент-трекер России. Причины неизвестны. Опрос

As of 11:00 PM on April 15, 2025, Rutracker has resumed operations after a significant outage that began around 5:00 PM Moscow time the same day. Users from major Russian cities reported difficulties accessing the site, which has been permanently blocked in Russia since 2016. During the outage, users encountered a "Web Server Down" message due to a 521 error from Cloudflare, indicating a connection termination. The access issues appeared to affect only Russian users, as individuals in Italy and Kazakhstan could still access Rutracker. This incident marks the third occurrence in six months raising concerns about the future of popular web resources among Russians. Rutracker had previously announced its own anti-Russian sanctions in March 2022 but continued to be accessible to Russian users until this outage. In January 2023, Rutracker experienced another outage lasting nearly a full day. The recent issues have been attributed to hosting problems, although some users reported no access issues during that time.

TrendTechie

April 15, 2025

В России «лег» крупнейший торрент-трекер

Users in Russia are experiencing disruptions with RuTracker, the largest Russian-language torrent tracker, with complaints reaching approximately 5,600 by the evening of April 15. A spike of 1,982 issues was reported between 18:16 and 19:16, with users facing connection issues and timeouts. Complaints are widespread, particularly from major cities like Saint Petersburg and Moscow, but the cause of the disruptions is unclear. Additionally, Estonia has reported systemic radio interference from the Saint Petersburg area affecting satellite navigation systems, while ground-based equipment remains functional. There was also a significant outage of WhatsApp affecting users in various regions. Furthermore, Apple Inc. is reportedly considering re-entering the Russian market by establishing parallel imports through countries with lower customs tariffs.

AppWizard

February 28, 2025

WhatsApp down for users across the world

On February 28, WhatsApp experienced a global outage that affected users significantly, with reports of issues increasing from 12 complaints at 3 PM to over 38,000 by 4 PM in the UK. Among users, 56% reported being unable to send messages, 32% faced server connection issues, and 12% encountered problems with the app itself.

AppWizard

February 28, 2025

WhatsApp down: Messaging app not working amid major outage

WhatsApp experienced a significant outage on Friday afternoon, UK time, preventing users from sending or receiving messages. Reports of issues peaked around 4 PM, but the service was restored shortly thereafter, allowing normal functionality to resume.

AppWizard

February 28, 2025

WhatsApp has stopped working

WhatsApp experienced a significant outage on Friday afternoon, starting around 4 PM UK time, which affected users globally and prevented them from sending or receiving messages. The outage was tracked by Down Detector, which noted a sharp increase in reports. The service was restored shortly thereafter, allowing users to resume conversations. The incident prompted frustration among users on social media and highlighted the reliance on digital communication platforms.

AppWizard

February 28, 2025

WhatsApp & Messenger global outage

On Friday, WhatsApp and Messenger experienced a significant outage, preventing millions of users from sending or receiving messages and disrupting voice and video calls. Both mobile and desktop versions of the applications were affected, leading to difficulties in logging into accounts. This incident is reminiscent of a similar outage on December 11, 2024, when Meta acknowledged technical problems with its platforms.

AppWizard

February 26, 2025

Slack is down, reporting outages across messaging app

On Wednesday, Slack experienced a significant outage that disrupted communication for numerous users. At 10:27 a.m. Eastern Time, Slack's status tracker indicated difficulties in using or loading the platform. By approximately 1 p.m. ET, the company was still working to restore functionality to affected features. During the peak of the outage, over 3,000 users reported an inability to access the platform, but some services began to recover by mid-morning. The root cause of the outage remains unclear. Slack, a subsidiary of Salesforce, serves more than 200,000 paid customers and daily active users across over 150 countries.

AppWizard

February 12, 2025

Facebook Messenger down and out for over an hour

On February 11, 2025, Facebook Messenger experienced a significant outage starting around 2 p.m. local time in Vietnam, affecting users' ability to send and receive messages, particularly on the desktop version. Reports of issues surged to nearly 1,000 cases within an hour, according to Downdetector. Users reported slow and unstable service, with some unable to access the desktop version at all. By 3:10 p.m., some users began to regain access, but new outage reports continued to be logged. This incident followed previous outages affecting Meta's services, including a December 12, 2024 outage lasting over four hours, a March 2024 disruption lasting about an hour, a global outage in 2021 lasting six hours due to a configuration error, and a 24-hour connectivity loss in 2019.

AppWizard

February 3, 2025

Lloyds and Halifax banking app customers urged ‘do not make repeat payments’

Customers of Lloyds and Halifax faced disruptions with their banking applications, primarily related to difficulties in making and receiving payments. Reports of issues began around 7 a.m. on Monday, affecting several hundred users. Lloyds acknowledged the problems on social media and assured customers that online banking and telephone services remained operational. This incident follows a significant outage at Barclays attributed to a technology issue, which left many customers unable to access funds. Lloyds Banking Group announced plans to close 136 high street branches between May 2023 and March 2026, raising concerns about the reliability of digital banking services. Industry experts expressed worries regarding the resilience of financial infrastructure amid these technological disruptions.

AppWizard

December 12, 2024

Meta meltdown: WhatsApp, Instagram, Threads, and Facebook hit by global outage

Users of Meta's platforms—WhatsApp, Instagram, Threads, and Facebook—are experiencing significant disruptions, with outages reported in the United States, India, and Israel. Many users are unable to access messages or facing long wait times. Downdetector recorded around 70,000 reports of issues with Instagram at 1:00 PM, with similar spikes for Facebook and Messenger. Major cities affected include New York, Chicago, Detroit, Phoenix, Los Angeles, and Dallas. Meta's Communications Director acknowledged the issue, attributing it to a technical problem and assuring users that it is being addressed.