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⚠️ Confirmed: Network data show a nation-scale disruption to internet connectivity in #Comoros; the telecoms blackouts come as the archipelago's authorities impose a night curfew amid violent protests against President Azali Assoumani's re-election for a fourth five-year term 📉
⚠️ Confirmed: Live metrics show a major disruption to the network of Bazan Group / Oil Refineries Ltd petrochemical company in #Israel; prolific hacktivist group Anonymous Sudan has claimed a cyberattack on the company, which operates the country's largest oil refinery 📉
NetBlocks⚠️ Confirmed: Live metrics show that the #Gaza Strip is again in the midst of a near-total internet blackout; telecom services including landline, cellular and wifi are likely to be unavailable to most residents at the present time 📉
⚠️ Update: Live metrics show the #Gaza Strip has now been in the midst of a near-total telecoms blackout for 120 hours; the disruption, now entering its sixth day, is the longest sustained telecoms outage on record since the onset of the Israel-Hamas war 📉
⚠️ Confirmed: Network data show an extended disruption to Moscow-based internet provider QWERTY, a Central Telegraph service owned by #Russia's Rostelecom; the incident is attributed to hacktivist group IT Army of Ukraine, which targets Russian government agencies 📉
ℹ️ Confirmed: Metrics show a significant decline in connectivity in #Mauritius as deadly Cyclone Belal wreaks havoc on the island; the losses in service are attributed to power cuts and damaged infrastructure amid heavy flooding, with some recovery now evident 🌀📈
NetBlocks⚠️ Confirmed: Live metrics show that the #Gaza Strip is again in the midst of a near-total internet blackout; telecom services including landline, cellular and wifi are likely to be unavailable to most residents at the present time 📉
⚠️ Update: Live metrics show the internet blackout in the #Gaza Strip has now passed 96 hours; the disruption is the longest sustained telecoms disruption on record since the onset of the conflict, with most residents unable to contact the outside world since 12 January 📉
NetBlocks⚠️ Confirmed: Live metrics show that the #Gaza Strip is again in the midst of a near-total internet blackout; telecom services including landline, cellular and wifi are likely to be unavailable to most residents at the present time 📉
⚠️ Update: Metrics show the #Gaza Strip has now been largely offline for over 72 hours; the disruption is the longest sustained telecoms blackout on record since the onset of the Hamas-Israel war, and is likely to significantly limit visibility into events on the ground ⏲
NetBlocks⚠️ Confirmed: Live metrics show that the #Gaza Strip is again in the midst of a near-total internet blackout; telecom services including landline, cellular and wifi are likely to be unavailable to most residents at the present time 📉
⚠️ Update: Network data show the Gaza Strip has now been offline for over 48 hours, leaving most residents cut off as the Israel-Hamas war passes the 100 day mark; backbone operator Paltel reports that two of its repair crews have been killed while working to restore service ⏱️
ℹ️ Confirmed: Metrics show a disruption to internet connectivity on multiple providers in and around Derbyshire, UK; the incident is attributed to a fire at the BT exchange in Swadlincote, which police note also affects emergency calls 🚒📉
NetBlocks⚠️ Confirmed: Live metrics show that the #Gaza Strip is again in the midst of a near-total internet blackout; telecom services including landline, cellular and wifi are likely to be unavailable to most residents at the present time 📉
ℹ️ Update: It has now been 24 hours since the #Gaza Strip fell largely offline, in the ninth major telecoms outage since the start of the war; metrics indicate that the situation is ongoing, leaving most residents cut off from the rest of the world 📉
⚠️ Confirmed: Live metrics show that the #Gaza Strip is again in the midst of a near-total internet blackout; telecom services including landline, cellular and wifi are likely to be unavailable to most residents at the present time 📉
⚠️ Confirmed: Network data show a major disruption to #Israel telecoms hub and data infrastructure company MedOne, whose websites are currently reporting a security lockdown amid claims of a successful cyberattack by prolific hacktivist group Anonymous Sudan 📉
ℹ️ Confirmed: An outage has been registered on internet provider Maxnet (AS34700) in Kharkiv Oblast, #Ukraine; the operator reports that it is experiencing service failures due to flooding at one of its exchanges 📉
⚠️ Confirmed: Live metrics show a disruption to internet connectivity in Papua New Guinea with high impact to operator Telicom; the incident, attributed to fiber theft between Boroko and Ela exchanges, comes amid a deadly wave of arson and looting as police strike over wages 📉
⚠️ Confirmed: Live network data show a collapse in internet connectivity on leading provider Sudachad in #Chad, as hacking group Anonymous Sudan claims responsibility for a "massive cyberattack" targeting the operator due to alleged links with Sudan's RSF paramilitary 📉 #Tchad
⚠️ Confirmed: Network data show a disruption to #Russia internet provider M9com, corroborating reports that Ukrainian hacktivists have targeted the Moscow-based operator, compromising data and sending the network offline in retaliation to December's cyberattack on Kyivstar
⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show a significant decline in internet connectivity in St. Croix, the U.S. Virgin Islands; the incident is attributed to a loss of power generation capacity at the Estate Richmond power plant, per the Water & Power Authority⚡️📉
⚠️ Confirmed: Live metrics show a nation-scale disruption to social media platforms across #Pakistan, including X/Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube; the incident comes as persecuted former PM Imran Khan's party, PTI, launches its election fundraising telethon
⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show a significant disruption to internet connectivity in Kyiv, #Ukraine, amid new Russian missile attacks targeting the capital's civil and critical infrastructure; the incident is the most severe conflict-related outage to impact Kyiv in recent months 📉
⚠️ Confirmed: Internet outages have been registered in Ishikawa, #Japan after a 7.6 magnitude earthquake; the decline in network connectivity comes amid reports of power outages with tsunami warning issued; nuclear regulator states no problems with reactors at present 📉
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