Outage
Payments platform BridgePay confirms ransomware attack behind outage
A major U.S. payment gateway and solutions provider says a ransomware attack has knocked key systems offline, triggering a widespread outage affecting multiple services. The incident began on Friday and quickly escalated into a nationwide disruption across BridgePay’s platform. Ransomware confirmed within hours of outage BridgePay Network Solutions confirmed late Friday that the incident disrupting […]
Verizon starts issuing $20 credits after nationwide outage
Verizon has begun sending text messages with instructions on how to redeem a $20 account credit for last week’s nationwide wireless outage. The message states that the $20 credit is intended to cover multiple days of service and apologizes for the outage. “Valued Verizon Customer – We let you down this week. For that we […]
Verizon blames nationwide outage on a “software issue”
Verizon has confirmed that yesterday’s nationwide wireless outage was caused by a software issue, though the company has not shared additional details about what went wrong. “This was a software issue and we are conducting a full review of what happened,” Verizon shared in a statement to GeekFeed. The company also said there is no […]
South Korean giant Kyowon confirms data theft in ransomware attack
The Kyowon Group (Kyowon), a South Korean conglomerate, disclosed that a cyberattack has disrupted its operations and customer information may have been exposed in the incident. The company published a statement earlier this week saying that it recently learned that its systems had been targeted in a suspected ransomware attack. In a subsequent update today, Kyowon […]
Verizon Wireless outage puts phones in SOS mode without cell service
Verizon Wireless is suffering a massive outage in the US, with customers reporting their phones stuck in SOS mode with no cellular service. “We are aware of an issue impacting wireless voice and data services for some customers. Our engineers are engaged and are working to identify and solve the issue quickly. We understand how […]
Microsoft: Windows 365 update blocks access to Cloud PC sessions
Microsoft confirmed that a recent Windows 365 update is blocking customers from accessing their Microsoft 365 Cloud PC sessions. Windows 365 is a cloud-based service that runs on Azure Virtual Desktop and allows enterprise customers to stream Windows Cloud PCs to end users under Windows 365 Enterprise or Windows 365 Business subscriptions. The incident began […]
Microsoft Exchange Online outage blocks access to mailboxes via IMAP4
Microsoft is working to fix an Exchange Online service outage that intermittently prevents users from accessing their mailboxes via the Internet Mailbox Access Protocol 4 (IMAP4). The incident (tracked under EX1215307) began on January 1st at 19:00 UTC, with Microsoft noting that other connection methods are not affected and advising those impacted that retries may help […]
The biggest cyber security and cyberattack stories of 2025
2025 was a big year for cyber security, with major cyberattacks, data breaches, threat groups reaching new notoriety levels, and, of course, zero-day vulnerabilities exploited in incidents. Some stories, though, were more impactful or popular with our readers than others. Below are fifteen of what GeekFeed believes are the most impactful cyber security topics of […]
Cyberattack knocks offline France’s postal, banking services
La Poste, the French national postal service, confirmed on Monday that all its information systems were knocked offline by “a major network incident,” disrupting digital banking and online services for millions of customers. On social media, La Poste announced that the disruption rendered multiple platforms temporarily inaccessible, including its main website, mobile app, digital identity […]
Microsoft investigates Copilot outage affecting users in Europe
Microsoft is working to mitigate an ongoing incident that has been blocking users in Europe from accessing the company’s AI-powered Copilot digital assistant. Additionally, some users who can access the affected service may experience degraded functionality with specific features. “We’re investigating an issue in which users in the United Kingdom may be unable to access Microsoft Copilot, or […]