A widespread outage of the workplace messaging platform Slack on 26 February 2025 left thousands of users unable to access the service, disrupting communication for businesses and organisations globally.
BT's email services experienced a significant outage on Saturday morning, affecting thousands of customers across the UK. The issue, which began at 05:00 GMT, was resolved by 14:00 GMT, with BT apologising for the inconvenience caused. The outage specifically impacted email services, while other BT services remained unaffected.
BT email services have been restored following a widespread outage that affected thousands of customers across the UK, with the issue resolved by 14:00 GMT.
On 15 February 2025, BT email services experienced a significant outage, affecting thousands of customers across the UK. The issue, which began at 05:00 GMT, led to widespread frustration and over 5,000 complaints. BT resolved the problem by 14:00 GMT, apologising for the inconvenience caused.
Sony's PlayStation Network experienced a significant outage, disrupting online services for hundreds of thousands globally, with users facing difficulties connecting to servers and accessing the PlayStation Store.
The PlayStation Network experienced a nearly 24-hour outage, disrupting access to online services and affecting popular games. Sony's lack of communication and the timing during key gaming events led to widespread frustration among players.
A significant outage on the PlayStation Network disrupted online gaming and account management for millions, coinciding with key gaming events and causing widespread frustration.
Thousands of Three mobile network customers across the UK faced issues making and receiving calls, with some unable to connect to emergency services. The outage, exacerbated by Storm Éowyn, has raised concerns about network reliability.
Three, a major UK mobile network, experienced a significant outage affecting thousands of customers' ability to make or receive calls. The disruption, exacerbated by Storm Éowyn, also impacted smaller networks relying on Three's infrastructure. The company has apologized and is investigating issues with emergency service connections.
On Thursday, November 21, 2024, PayPal experienced a substantial global outage, affecting thousands of users who reported issues logging into their accounts and conducting transactions. The outage, which began around 10:53 GMT, spurred a peak of over 9,000 reports from users according to Downdetector, an outage monitoring website. Various functionalities were impacted, including account withdrawals, express checkout, and the Venmo app, as well as issues with PayPal's cryptocurrency services. Many users feared their accounts had been compromised, as the outage led to an inability to access their accounts. However, PayPal's technical team quickly addressed the 'system issue', resolving the problem by 12:59 GMT. Although services resumed, users questioned potential compensation for any costs incurred during the outage, but such compensation is not typically provided by PayPal. By early afternoon, reports had abated, and services were predominantly restored.