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Re: Facebook is down! Massive outage
« Reply #25 on: October 04, 2021, 06:29:01 pm »
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UPDATE - DNS records that tell systems around the world how to find http://Facebook.com or http://Instagram.com got withdrawn from the global Internet routing tables.

Can someone who speaks code explain what that means?  It doesn't sound good.
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Re: Facebook is down! Massive outage
« Reply #26 on: October 04, 2021, 06:35:23 pm »
As of now, Bookface is down about 20% on NASDAQ.
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Re: Facebook is down! Massive outage
« Reply #27 on: October 04, 2021, 06:37:33 pm »
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BREAKING: Unconfirmed report that data of 1.5 billion Facebook users is being sold on the hackers forum. Data includes name, email, gender, phone numbers, locations and User ID.
2:29 PM · Oct 4, 2021·

Sounds like SNAFU to me.
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Re: Facebook is down! Massive outage
« Reply #28 on: October 04, 2021, 06:40:14 pm »
Quote from: txradioguy on October 04, 2021, 06:29:01 pm
Can someone who speaks code explain what that means?  It doesn't sound good.

Every connection on the internet has a numeric address (192.168.1.0.0.0 for example) and rather than have people memorize these numbers, the dns (dynamic name server) translates domain name to internet address.  YOu can type in gopbriefingroom.com and the software will search the DNS to find the address and take you there.
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Re: Facebook is down! Massive outage
« Reply #29 on: October 04, 2021, 06:41:14 pm »
Quote from: mountaineer on October 04, 2021, 06:37:33 pm
Sounds like SNAFU to me.

Emphasis on the "N."
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Re: Facebook is down! Massive outage
« Reply #30 on: October 04, 2021, 06:41:54 pm »
Quote from: EdinVA on October 04, 2021, 06:40:14 pm
Every connection on the internet has a numeric address (192.168.1.0.0.0 for example) and rather than have people memorize these numbers, the dns (dynamic name server) translates domain name to internet address.  YOu can type in gopbriefingroom.com and the software will search the DNS to find the address and take you there.

So what would cause all DNS references to FB IG and WhatsApp just disappear like that?
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Re: Facebook is down! Massive outage
« Reply #31 on: October 04, 2021, 06:43:34 pm »
Quote from: txradioguy on October 04, 2021, 06:41:54 pm
So what would cause all DNS references to FB IG and WhatsApp just disappear like that?
Yes... you local provider has a dns server to speed things up but that gets refreshed from the main dns servers every so often.  Not sure where this "hack" happened but yes, it could make websites disappear...
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Re: Facebook is down! Massive outage
« Reply #32 on: October 04, 2021, 06:44:44 pm »
Quote from: txradioguy on October 04, 2021, 06:29:01 pm
Can someone who speaks code explain what that means?  It doesn't sound good.
hopefully it means the creepy nerd who owns the place will be wishing he had the 400 mil he blew on the last election back.
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Re: Facebook is down! Massive outage
« Reply #33 on: October 04, 2021, 06:45:47 pm »
Quote from: Cyber Liberty on October 04, 2021, 06:41:14 pm
Emphasis on the "N."
Exactly. When has our Facebook info ever been safe? I know you left; I'm just hanging on to keep in touch with high school and college friends.  :shrug:
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Re: Facebook is down! Massive outage
« Reply #34 on: October 04, 2021, 06:47:38 pm »
Quote from: txradioguy on October 04, 2021, 06:41:54 pm
So what would cause all DNS references to FB IG and WhatsApp just disappear like that?

It's would be as if somebody reached into the various DNS Servers and excised the websites.  I think that's unlikely.
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Re: Facebook is down! Massive outage
« Reply #35 on: October 04, 2021, 07:04:05 pm »
Quote from: roamer_1 on October 04, 2021, 06:04:32 pm
ZERO impact on my life. None.  :shrug:

I bet it put a smile on your face.

It did mine.
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Re: Facebook is down! Massive outage
« Reply #36 on: October 04, 2021, 07:06:09 pm »
Quote from: DB on October 04, 2021, 07:04:05 pm
I bet it put a smile on your face.

It did mine.
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Re: Facebook is down! Massive outage
« Reply #37 on: October 04, 2021, 07:09:41 pm »
After doing some reading about the why of the outage, I'm asking myself is the internet is really this vulnerable from garden variety hackers.
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Re: Facebook is down! Massive outage
« Reply #38 on: October 04, 2021, 07:15:36 pm »
Quote from: Free Vulcan on October 04, 2021, 07:09:41 pm
After doing some reading about the why of the outage, I'm asking myself is the internet is really this vulnerable from garden variety hackers.

Maybe they didn't pay their registry bill...
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Re: Facebook is down! Massive outage
« Reply #39 on: October 04, 2021, 07:17:36 pm »
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Maybe they didn't pay their registry bill...

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Re: Facebook is down! Massive outage
« Reply #40 on: October 04, 2021, 07:21:56 pm »
Quote from: txradioguy on October 04, 2021, 06:29:01 pm
Can someone who speaks code explain what that means?  It doesn't sound good.

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Re: Facebook is down! Massive outage
« Reply #41 on: October 04, 2021, 07:27:59 pm »
Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp Down Worldwide After DNS Records Vanish; Employees Badges Reportedly Not Working

TYLER DURDEN   |   OCT 04, 2021 - 12:12 PM

Update (1507ET): Facebook appears to have more than DNS issues, as NYT's Sheera Frenkel reports:

"Was just on phone with someone who works for FB who described employees unable to enter buildings this morning to begin to evaluate extent of outage because their badges weren't working to access doors."


https://twitter.com/sheeraf/status/1445099150316503057

This may suggest Facebook's internal systems are down. DNS issues that affect the website don't hinder employees from entering buildings.

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Update (1448ET): It's been several hours, and Facebook, Instagram, Whatsapp, and Facebook Messenger, are still down. According to internet researchers, Facebook appears to be dealing with a Domain Name System (DNS) issue.



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Brian Krebs tweeted:

Confirmed: The DNS records that tell systems how to find Facebook.com or Instagram.com got withdrawn this morning from the global routing tables. Can you imagine working at FB right now, when your email no longer works & all your internal FB-based tools fail?

To be more precise (and Geek Factor 5) the BGP routes serving Facebook's authoritative DNS were withdrawn, rendering all Facebook domains inaccessible. That's per @DougMadory , who knows a few things about BGP/DNS.

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/facebook-instagram-whatsapp-experience-global-outages
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Re: Facebook is down! Massive outage
« Reply #42 on: October 04, 2021, 07:30:58 pm »
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Re: Facebook is down! Massive outage
« Reply #43 on: October 04, 2021, 07:34:20 pm »
If all this is true then you should simply be able to put in FB's IP address and get access.
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Re: Facebook is down! Massive outage
« Reply #44 on: October 04, 2021, 07:35:30 pm »
It's awesome to know that the DNS tables aren't particularly secure and someone, anyone can just wipe out significant portions of the internet at whim.
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Re: Facebook is down! Massive outage
« Reply #45 on: October 04, 2021, 07:36:18 pm »
FB's US IP address is: 31.13.70.13

It doesn't respond which means this is more than just a DNS issue.
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« Reply #46 on: October 04, 2021, 07:40:32 pm »
Quote from: DB on October 04, 2021, 07:36:18 pm
FB's US IP address is: 31.13.70.13

It doesn't respond which means this is more than just a DNS issue.

Which doesn't really inspire confidence in the internet.

Or, someone much bigger than hackers have done this.
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Re: Facebook is down! Massive outage
« Reply #47 on: October 04, 2021, 07:41:11 pm »
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Re: Facebook is down! Massive outage
« Reply #48 on: October 04, 2021, 07:45:06 pm »
Quote from: roamer_1 on October 04, 2021, 06:04:32 pm
ZERO impact on my life. None.  :shrug:

Same here! But I must admit that knowing it gives me immense pleasure.
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Re: Facebook is down! Massive outage
« Reply #49 on: October 04, 2021, 07:45:16 pm »
Quote from: Free Vulcan on October 04, 2021, 07:40:32 pm
Which doesn't really inspire confidence in the internet.

Or, someone much bigger than hackers have done this.

Generally the master IP routing and domain name tables are highly protected as critical infrastructure. A lot of bad things can be done with the redirection of Web connections. Awhile back the US relinquished control of much of it to international bodies (under Obama I believe).
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