A significant internet disruption struck on Monday, causing widespread outages and service interruptions across countless websites and mobile applications. Among the hardest hit were popular gaming platforms and essential entertainment services, leaving users in the lurch.
According to DownDetector, a prominent service for tracking internet issues, numerous high-profile platforms experienced problems. This included giants like Amazon, popular payment app Venmo, streaming service Hulu, fast-food chain McDonald’s, and cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, among many others.
At this time, the root cause behind these extensive and disruptive outages has not been identified.
This remains a developing situation, and we will provide updates as more information becomes available.