Security News
While an investigation is ongoing as to what the reason behind the outage might be, Fastly CDN has been seen as the common link. Many of the impacted websites on the list rely on Fastly CDN to serve content, as noted by BleepingComputer.
A reported ransomware attack on Cox Media Group has crippled streaming and other internal operations of dozens of radio and television stations scattered across America's 20 broadcast markets. Recorded Future first reported the ransomware attack and others news outlets quickly confirmed CMG feeds were being disrupted - including streaming service Hulu.
Furniture Village - the UK's largest independent furniture retailer with 54 stores nationwide - has been hit by a "Cyber-attack", the company confirmed to The Register. The problems emerged last weekend on 29 May when Furniture Village admitted it was experiencing "Technical issues" and it was unable to answer calls.
Slack is experiencing a worldwide outage preventing users from posting messages, uploading images, or connecting to their servers. May 20, 5:27 PM UTC. Some users may be experiencing issues loading Slack.
Well-known computer gaming hardware vendor MSI is warning of fake download sites ripping off its brand. We verified the outage by visiting the download page: the button is still there, but it doesn't do anything.
Both Register.com and Network Solutions are suffering from an ongoing DNS outage that prevents access to websites, VPNs, and other services. This outage started early this morning with customers suddenly finding that their websites or business services were no longer accessible via their hostnames.
Scripps Health, a hospital network based in San Diego, was hit by a cyberattack over the weekend, forcing some critical-care patients to be diverted, according to the San Diego Union-Tribune. Scripps acknowledged the attack in a statement but didn't specify whether it was a ransomware incident.
Cybercriminals target Rogers customers with a new SMS phishing campaign pretending to be refunds for last week's Canada-wide wireless outage. Last week, Rogers suffered a massive outage throughout Canada, preventing users from accessing wireless voice and data services.
A worldwide Microsoft Teams outage is blocking users from logging into their accounts, and preventing those already logged in from sending and receiving messages. The Microsoft 365 Service health status page is currently directing customers to the Microsoft 365 Status Twitter account for more details regarding this widespread incident.
Apple's iCloud Mail service is suffering an outage since this morning, preventing some people from sending and receiving emails. Starting this morning at 7:13 AM EST, iCloud Mail users began reporting that they were having difficulty sending or receiving an email to their accounts.