The problems started around 15:17 BST (10.17 EDT) and continue, according to Downdetector, which monitors the site downtime. Users in the US and the UK reported that they could not attend or start conferences through the site or app. The company’s service status page reports “degraded performance” for users of its Web Portal. “We received reports of a subset of users not being able to access the Zoom Web Portal. We are currently investigating and will provide updates as we have them “, states a note on the website published at 15:38 BST (10:38 EDT). A further update published at 15.59 BST states: “We have resolved the issue that resulted in a subset of users not having access to the Zoom Web Portal. We will continue to monitor and provide updates as we have them.” The shutdown comes as millions of Britons have been forced to work from home by strikes on national railways. Zoom video calling service seems to be experiencing a major global downtime, leaving thousands of users around the world unable to attend conferences Downdetector UK posted on Twitter the news that Zoom was having problems through its official Twitter account The problems started around 15:17 BST and continue, according to Downdetector, which monitors the site downtime Thousands in the UK claim they can not attend or start conferences through the site or app. The US also appears to be in trouble, with New York, Chicago, Washington and Boston being marked as hotspots on the Downdetector map The numbers are much higher in the US, with more than 13,500 issue reports Zoom users in both the UK and US have taken to Twitter to express their frustration (and in some cases their joy) with the shutdown. “The zoom has been reduced and we honestly just need to get permission,” one user wrote. “What a great way to start my morning at work with the zoom down,” wrote one US-based user, with a picture of an upside-down smiling face. “Reducing the zoom in time for all staff meetings at 9:00 a.m. “It’s a mood,” wrote another. However, the joy was evident in some of the messages posted on the social network. “Reducing the zoom on a day you have an appointment is the closest thing an adult will have to a snowy day ever again,” one user wrote. Zoom users in both the UK and the US visited Twitter to express their frustration (and in some cases their joy) at the shutdown It is not clear what causes the problem and whether it is related to other widespread Internet outages that affect websites and services, such as Outlook and Cloudflare – a content delivery network on which much of the Internet is based. Microsoft’s Outlook e-mail platform was hit by a service issue this afternoon, making it inaccessible to some users. The company confirmed the problem and said it was working to fix it, with no other services currently appearing to be affected. According to Microsoft’s state of the art website, some Outlook users “may not be able to access their mailboxes by any login method” and may experience “delays in sending, receiving, or accessing email messages.” Microsoft Outlook e-mail platform has been hit by service issues that make it inaccessible to some users According to the Down Detector web-tracking service, affected users see messages telling them that they could not connect to a server and find it difficult to connect to the service from a number of devices.
What is a content delivery network?
A content delivery network (CDN) is a server platform that helps minimize web page loading delays. Jake Moore, ESET’s cybersecurity expert, explains: . This helps users around the world to see the same information and high quality content without delay or slow loading times. ‘ More than half of all Internet traffic is served by a CDN, according to Internet service provider Akamai. In a statement on the website, Microsoft said: “We continue to analyze service monitoring telemetry to identify the next troubleshooting steps to mitigate the effects.” The company added that the issue concerned specific users in Europe. In a statement, Microsoft said: “We have found that the traffic management infrastructure is not working as expected. “We have successfully launched traffic to an alternative method of traffic management and we are seeing an improvement in the availability of the service since the completion of this process. “We continue to monitor the availability of the service as it improves, while identifying the root cause.” According to Down Detector, affected users see messages telling them that they could not connect to a server and find it difficult to connect to the service from a number of devices. The monitoring service indicated that it started receiving reports of problems around 9 a.m. Tuesday. Many frustrated Outlook users also took to Twitter to discuss the shutdown. One user wrote: “I almost toss my laptop out of the window before realizing that Outlook emails have been turned off.” Another tweeted: “The service has been down for more than three hours and almost all of our mailboxes. That’s incredibly bad. “ And one said, “Come on, Microsoft. This should not be allowed to happen. Our entire company is disabled without the use of email and is down for hours. Where is the backup plan!?!? #Ridiculous.’ These interruptions are not related to a problem with web infrastructure company Cloudflare. Many frustrated Outlook users also took to Twitter to discuss the shutdown today A major shutdown in Cloudflare caused hundreds of websites on the Internet to shut down and return a “500 Internal Server error” message this morning. A Content Delivery Network (CDN) is a distributed group of servers around the world that work together. Websites use these CDNs to provide cloud content safely and as quickly as possible. Cloudflare is the most popular content delivery network with a margin. A major Cloudflare shutdown caused hundreds of web pages to crash and a “500 Internal Server error” message appeared this morning The sites affected by the 07:34 BST shutdown this morning included Discord, Shopify, Fitbit, Peloton, Grindr, Ring, bet365, Google, NordVPN, JustEat and Ladbrokes, according to Downdetector, which monitors downtime. sites. Cloudflare acknowledged the issue in an update on its official Twitter account. “The Cloudflare team is aware of current service issues and is working to resolve them as soon as possible,” he said. The company applied a fix at 08.20 BST and posted an update on its service status page at 09:06 BST claiming to have resolved the issue.
