Mastodawn

The Internet Last Week

* Bluesky outage
https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/17/its-not-just-you-bluesky-is-sorta-down/
https://mashable.com/article/bluesky-down
https://mastodon.online/@mastodonmigration/116422245928057841
* Linux 7.0 release
https://lkml.org/lkml/2026/4/12/604
* UltraDNS DDoS attack
https://status.ultradns.com/pages/incident/5f80d63ea1c48e04c1dfa100/69df46801be5d506033e94d9
* Operation PowerOFF DDoS infrastructure disruption
https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/europol-supported-global-operation-targets-over-75-000-users-engaged-in-ddos-attacks

#Bluesky #Linux #UltraDNS #DDoS #Outages

Bluesky confirms DDoS attack is cause of continued app outages | TechCrunch

Bluesky has been experiencing ongoing service disruptions since just before 3 a.m. ET on April 15.

TechCrunch

CBC British Columbia 3d ago

Kootenay officials call for changes to support small hydro as rural communities face power challenges
Kootenay officials say small hydro projects are being blocked by current policies and pricing, despite growing demand for reliable local energy amid frequent outages.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/kootenay-small-hydro-projects-blocked-due-to-cost-and-policies-9.7168757?cmp=rss

Jörg Honegger

🇺🇦5d ago

From ⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨#AnnafromUkraine⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩ @[email protected]

PANIC IN #RUSSIA: PEOPLE RUSH TO CASH $500B GONE Vlog 1376: War in #Ukraine

Russians and businesses withdrew half a trillion rubles in #cash from #banks due to #internet #outages.

#russoUkrainianWar

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PANIC IN RUSSIA: PEOPLE RUSH TO CASH $500B GONE Vlog 1376: War in Ukraine

YouTube

Dataplane.org Apr 13

The Internet Last Week

* AFRINIC services disruption
https://status.afrinic.net/notices/2oqqaqurvbtjedsr-service-degradation-notice
https://lists.afrinic.net/pipermail/announce/2026/002541.html
* Bluesky outage
https://pckt.blog/b/jcalabro/april-2026-outage-post-mortem-219ebg2
* ip6.arpa TLD NS c.ip6-servers.arpa UDP degradation
https://dnsmon.ripe.net/ip6.arpa?start=2026-04-05T00:00:00.000Z&end=2026-04-11T23:59:00.000Z&zone=ip6.arpa.&protocol=udp
* Gmail end-to-end encryption on mobile enabled
https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2026/04/gmail-end-to-end-encryption-now-available-on-mobile-devices.html

#AFRINIC #Bluesky #IPv6 #DNS #Gmail #Outages

Service degradation notice | AFRINIC Status

We are currently experiencing service degradation due to a network-related issue. Our technical teams are actively...

CBC Nova Scotia Apr 1

Nova Scotia Power touts decreased outages in 2025, but continues to fail some performance standards
Hitting performance standards continues to be a challenge for Nova Scotia Power, which missed five out of 14 targets in 2025.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/nova-scotia-power-touts-decreased-outages-in-2025-but-continues-to-fail-some-performance-standards-9.7150054?cmp=rss

راديو وياك | RadioWayak Mar 29

وزارة #الطاقة الإيرانية أعلنت أن #إسرائيل هاجمت #البنى #التحتية للكهرباء في البلاد، ما أدى إلى #انقطاعات في #التيار #الكهربائي وتأثيرات على #المواطنين #اليوم.

Iran's #Energy Ministry reported that #Israel attacked the country's #electricity #infrastructure, causing #power #outages and affecting #citizens #today.

CBC World Mar 25

Cuban health-care workers struggle to support the sick amid U.S. oil embargo
Young health-care providers at Havana’s Cardiology Institute describe a double-whammy of desperation in their work and private lives. They're anxious about what the future holds since a U.S. oil embargo in January led to dramatic fuel shortages in Cuba, along with soaring food prices and nationwide power outages.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/cuba-health-care-us-oil-embargo-9.7141080?cmp=rss

Hacker News Mar 23

GitHub appears to be struggling with measly three nines availability

https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/10/github_outages/

#HackerNews #GitHub #Outages #GitHub #Availability #Tech #News #Developer #Community #Reliability #Issues

GitHub appears to be struggling with measly three nines availability

: Slowdowns, outages, and Copilot problems afflict code shack

The Register

CBC Indigenous Mar 21

This remote First Nation is using 1 generator to power the whole community — again
After dealing with a week of intermittent power outages last month, Nibinamik First Nation is having problems with its diesel generating system again. On Wednesday, workers discovered the remote Oji-Cree community’s main generator — a Caterpillar C27 — had experienced a mechanical failure. Here's what the First ...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/nibinamik-first-nation-power-problems-9.7136855?cmp=rss

CBC Thunder Bay Mar 21

This remote First Nation is using 1 generator to power the whole community — again
After dealing with a week of intermittent power outages last month, Nibinamik First Nation is having problems with its diesel generating system again. On Wednesday, workers discovered the remote Oji-Cree community’s main generator — a Caterpillar C27 — had experienced a mechanical failure. Here's what the First ...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/nibinamik-first-nation-power-problems-9.7136855?cmp=rss