{"id":5160,"date":"2020-09-01T10:32:05","date_gmt":"2020-09-01T03:32:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/illume-emag.com\/?p=5160"},"modified":"2020-09-01T10:32:05","modified_gmt":"2020-09-01T03:32:05","slug":"problem-at-us-telecoms-giant-causes-global-internet-outages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lavyon.com\/en\/problem-at-us-telecoms-giant-causes-global-internet-outages\/","title":{"rendered":"Problem at US telecoms giant causes global internet outages"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_5161\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5161\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5161 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/lavyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/a-century-link-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"842\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lavyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/a-century-link-logo.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/lavyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/a-century-link-logo-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lavyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/a-century-link-logo-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lavyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/a-century-link-logo-696x458.jpg 696w, https:\/\/lavyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/a-century-link-logo-1068x703.jpg 1068w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5161\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A CenturyLink logo. Photo: CenturyLink<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;We are able to confirm that all services impacted by today&#8217;s IP outage have been restored&#8230;&#8221; the company said in a mid-morning Twitter post.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;We sincerely apologize for the impact this outage caused.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Contacted by\u00a0<em>AFP<\/em>, the company provided no further details.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">CenturyLink is based in Monroe, Louisiana. It was not immediately clear whether the disruption was related to damage from destructive Hurricane Laura, which passed through Louisiana late last week, causing widespread power outages.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Apps and websites including major streaming service Hulu, as well as the PlayStation network and XBox Live platforms reported disruptions,\u00a0<em>CNN<\/em>\u00a0reported.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">France&#8217;s Telefoot soccer network was also affected, interrupting broadcasts of early-afternoon matches, sports journal\u00a0<em>L&#8217;Equipe<\/em>\u00a0reported.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Telefoot had only recently resumed broadcasting soccer, after a pandemic-induced pause.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">CloudFlare, a site designed to help keep other sites running during traffic spikes or malicious attacks, was itself affected.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>CNN<\/em>\u00a0quoted John Graham-Cumming, CloudFlare&#8217;s chief technology officer, as attributing the problem to CenturyLink.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">CenturyLink suffered a massive outage\u00a0in 2018 that affected ATM withdrawals, 911 calls and other services.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;We are able to confirm that all services impacted by today&#8217;s IP outage have been restored&#8230;&#8221; the company said in a mid-morning Twitter post. &#8220;We sincerely apologize for the impact this outage caused.&#8221; Contacted by\u00a0AFP, the company provided no further details. CenturyLink is based in Monroe, Louisiana. 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