All articles tagged with #outage
A cooling-system failure at Sharetec’s data-center infrastructure caused a core-processing outage that knocked online and mobile banking offline for multiple credit unions across several states; some institutions reported partial restorations and officials stressed there was no cyberattack or data breach, with restoration timelines varying and no indication that direct deposits were lost.
Investigators say sabotage is suspected in a major Dutch railway outage, triggering a wide probe into potential infrastructure damage as trains face disruptions.
Downdetector reported a major ChatGPT outage with user-reported issues climbing from about 5,000 at 7:53 a.m. PT to over 74,000 within hours. OpenAI’s status page initially showed no issues but later indicated it was investigating outages affecting ChatGPT and Codex, signaling a widespread disruption for users.
Rockstar's GTA VI: An Extended Look drew 31.1 million Netflix views in four days, topping the service's weekly charts and eclipsing Netflix's own films, even as subscribers experienced outages during the premiere; the clip also earned about 18 million views on Rockstar's YouTube, ahead of GTA VI's November 19 launch.
Microsoft 365 has suffered a global outage into its second day, preventing access to Teams, Copilot, OneDrive and Exchange Online. Downdetector data showed about a third of users facing problems, with login issues and site access failures. Microsoft confirmed degraded functionality across Exchange Online and other services and said it is applying a targeted authentication component fix while monitoring telemetry for recovery. The issue stems from a core authentication configuration affecting multiple services, with remediation expected to restore authentication, connectivity and search to normal levels as it progresses, though some features such as mail and calendar syncing remain impacted during the outage.
OpenAI confirms a partial outage affecting ChatGPT and ChatGPT Work across multiple subscription plans, causing elevated latency and errors; Plus subscribers are particularly affected as Work mode becomes unavailable for some users. OpenAI says it is investigating and implementing mitigations, with the outage first noted around 11:04 AM ET on Aug 31 and ongoing as of 12:02 PM ET.
Microsoft acknowledged a widespread outage affecting Exchange Online and several Microsoft 365 services (including Outlook, Teams, and OneDrive) after users reported access issues; the company says the root cause is a core authentication configuration problem and is actively testing a remediation while recovery progresses, with admins advised to monitor updates in the Admin Center as email delivery gradually returns and some features like search may remain affected.
Thousands of Microsoft 365 users reported outages affecting Outlook and other services after a misconfiguration in an authentication component prevented proper deployment. Microsoft is testing a remediation and updating its service health status to reflect broader degradation across Exchange Online, OneDrive for Business, SharePoint Online, Teams and more, with admins directed to incidents EX1464935 and MO1465074 for updates as fixes are validated.
Microsoft is investigating a widespread outage causing authentication failures, connectivity issues, and email delays in Exchange Online, with broader impact on OneDrive for Business, SharePoint Online, Teams, Purview, and Defender XDR. The incident, tracked as MO1465074 (formerly EX1464935), affects tens of thousands of users per Downdetector. Microsoft says a common authentication/protocol failure pattern is under investigation and notes a core authentication configuration issue is being addressed with manual server resets as the scope and remediation continue.
Thousands of Microsoft Outlook users faced an outage tied to an authentication component issue in Exchange Online. Microsoft says a remediation strategy is being tested on part of the infrastructure before broader deployment, with the incident EX1464935 opened. Down Detector shows thousands of reports, including 37% unable to receive messages, 23% having trouble using the app, and 20% unable to access the website.
Microsoft Outlook appears to have suffered a widespread outage, with Downdetector reporting thousands of affected users—over 3,000 early on and more than 13,000 later—mostly related to receiving messages. Microsoft’s status checker meanwhile said all products were operational, indicating a disruption without an official outage confirmation.
Boston Scientific disclosed a cybersecurity incident that triggered a global network outage, disrupting IT systems and potentially delaying orders and shipments. The company activated incident response, is investigating with third-party cybersecurity experts, and has not yet determined a material impact or restoration timeline. The outage affected its Irish plants and employees, with Irish operations mentioned in a notice; shares declined more than 3% in pre-market trading as the investigation continues.
Franklin Mint Federal Credit Union reported a weekend-long disruption to its web and mobile services, preventing online banking access while phone banking and branches remained available; the credit union says member accounts were not compromised and no hacker has been identified, though restoration timelines are unclear, and some links reportedly led to a domain for sale, raising questions about the outage's cause.
CNN’s Inside Politics with Dana Bash was interrupted for about 25 minutes by a technical issue across Warner Bros. Discovery channels, causing pixelated, scrambled feeds. Bash and Brianna Keilar acknowledged the outage on air and apologized as CNN, HBO, and other WBD networks were affected; the signal was restored after roughly 12:00 p.m. Eastern, with updates noting the disruption across the channels.
CNN suffered a network-wide outage due to a Warner Bros. Discovery technical issue, interrupting CNN channels and causing garbled screens; Inside Politics host Dana Bash returned to air as CNN and other WBD channels were restored, with CNN apologizing and saying the problem was being resolved.