{"id":49849,"date":"2021-01-26T17:28:37","date_gmt":"2021-01-26T21:28:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=49849"},"modified":"2021-01-26T17:30:40","modified_gmt":"2021-01-26T21:30:40","slug":"why-was-this-internet-outage-really-engineered-on-the-east-coast-and-power-centers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=49849","title":{"rendered":"Why was this Internet outage really engineered on the East Coast and power centers?!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Massive Internet Outage Hits East Coast Due To Fiber Cut In Brooklyn, No ETA On Recovery<\/h1>\n<p><!--more-->ZeroHedge.com<\/p>\n<p><u><strong>Update (1225\u00a0ET):<\/strong><\/u>\u00a0Reuters reports the massive outage of various web services this morning could be due to a fiber line that was cut in Brooklyn.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=true&amp;id=1354109889572982786&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fmarkets%2Fremote-workers-robinhoodrs-routed-critical-internet-services-suffer-major-east-coast-outage&amp;siteScreenName=zerohedge&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1354109889572982786\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>* * *<\/p>\n<p>Users of Zoom, YouTube, Google, Gmail, Google Meet, Robinhood, Slack, Spotify, and Amazon Web Services are reporting issues or outages on Tuesday morning, according to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/downdetector.com\/\">Downdetector<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"Advert_desktop__1J5vD Advert_tablet__3QEBr Advert_mobile__1rlLc Advert_align__N0_fw Advert_placement__1I4yb\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/2021-01-26%20%281%29.png?itok=clLeWXwp\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/2021-01-26%20%281%29.png?itok=clLeWXwp\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/2021-01-26%20%281%29.png?itok=clLeWXwp\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"471\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"6ad815f4-c2ec-4aa8-bfeb-6975e869b927\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>These web services are critical for remote working folks and could cause disruptions.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Zoom users are reporting issues or outages across Mid-Atlantic and Northeast states.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/2021-01-26%20%282%29.png?itok=6om-JzUD\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/2021-01-26%20%282%29.png?itok=6om-JzUD\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/2021-01-26%20%282%29.png?itok=6om-JzUD\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"471\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"e0a88687-c106-4f73-baf7-097647f084af\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The same goes for users of Google&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/2021-01-26%20%284%29.png?itok=SnYE8piz\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/2021-01-26%20%284%29.png?itok=SnYE8piz\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/2021-01-26%20%284%29.png?itok=SnYE8piz\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"522\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"c3b32e0d-8196-490b-8800-f4567d1528ef\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<p>..and we all know who is to blame&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/2021-01-26%20%283%29.png?itok=oifNgsVn\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/2021-01-26%20%283%29.png?itok=oifNgsVn\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/2021-01-26%20%283%29.png?itok=oifNgsVn\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"591\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"7fc11b1c-a992-4330-939e-727b7067b040\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>It wasn&#8217;t Putin after all&#8230;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There has been a massive surge of Twitter users reporting various web services that are currently down.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1354119971195002881&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fmarkets%2Fremote-workers-robinhoodrs-routed-critical-internet-services-suffer-major-east-coast-outage&amp;partner=tweetdeck&amp;siteScreenName=zerohedge&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1354119971195002881\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Capital One also down?<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-2\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-2&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1354119758841524224&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fmarkets%2Fremote-workers-robinhoodrs-routed-critical-internet-services-suffer-major-east-coast-outage&amp;partner=tweetdeck&amp;siteScreenName=zerohedge&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1354119758841524224\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>This is funny.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-3\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-3&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1354119602708463617&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fmarkets%2Fremote-workers-robinhoodrs-routed-critical-internet-services-suffer-major-east-coast-outage&amp;partner=tweetdeck&amp;siteScreenName=zerohedge&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-pointer-lock allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation allow-presentation\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1354119602708463617\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Gotta love a statewide internet outage on the first day of zoom classes,&#8221; one Twitter user said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-4\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-4&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1354122530609647623&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fmarkets%2Fremote-workers-robinhoodrs-routed-critical-internet-services-suffer-major-east-coast-outage&amp;partner=tweetdeck&amp;siteScreenName=zerohedge&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1354122530609647623\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>White-collar workers report Salesforce\u00a0is having issues.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-5\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-5&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1354123044076351490&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fmarkets%2Fremote-workers-robinhoodrs-routed-critical-internet-services-suffer-major-east-coast-outage&amp;partner=tweetdeck&amp;siteScreenName=zerohedge&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1354123044076351490\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Verizon outage is affecting my kids online learning today!&#8221; another user tweets.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-6\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-6&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1354125220697812993&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fmarkets%2Fremote-workers-robinhoodrs-routed-critical-internet-services-suffer-major-east-coast-outage&amp;partner=tweetdeck&amp;siteScreenName=zerohedge&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1354125220697812993\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><em>Verizon says technicians are aware of a fiber cut in Brooklyn, according to a Twitter post. There\u2019s no estimated time of return.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/markets\/remote-workers-robinhoodrs-routed-critical-internet-services-suffer-major-east-coast-outage\">https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/markets\/remote-workers-robinhoodrs-routed-critical-internet-services-suffer-major-east-coast-outage<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Massive Internet Outage Hits East Coast Due To Fiber Cut In Brooklyn, No ETA On Recovery<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-49849","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49849","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=49849"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49849\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=49849"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=49849"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=49849"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}