September 2022 - Outages

Apparently Equifax is down for consumers and businesses.
by Chapman, Brad (NBCUniversal) 13 Jul '26

13 Jul '26

I was ordering fiber optic internet from Frontier Communications—my doctor said I should consume more fiber—but their system said my credit check failed and was demanding an equipment deposit. I pushed back. They ran it three times. Then they got word in a group chat that Equifax’s consumer and business portals are down, so they can’t process any credit checks. Woe be unto you if you work in finance or support a business that depends on this service. I hope they didn’t have another breach. Maybe they will need a tiny excavator to dig them out of this mess like that freighter stuck in the Suez canal<https://www.reddit.com/r/CatastrophicFailure/comments/mcw8og/new_pictures_f…> for the last two days... Cheers, Brad

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TDS Telecom outage?
by Jeremy Charles 20 Sep '22

20 Sep '22

We lost our 10-gig Internet service in Verona WI with TDS Telecom at 15:05 central time today. Another business unit also lost a 100-gig with TDS Telecom that runs between Verona WI and Chicago IL around the same time. My teammate called TDS to open a ticket at about 15:25 and, at that point, the front line person who took the call didn't mention any awareness of a larger issue. Anyone seeing anything potentially related? At this point we're just chilling and waiting to hear back. Redundant carriers FTW. === Jeremy Charles Epic's Computer and Technology Services Division jcharles(a)epic.com<mailto:jcharles@epic.com> 608-271-9000

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Cogent problems
by Jürgen Botz 01 Sep '22

01 Sep '22

Seeing high (50%+) packet loss on Cogent's network, from the names looks like it's between Phoenix and Las Vegas.

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