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Alleged Huawei zero-day blamed for the 2025 Luxembourg telecom crash

A Huawei zero-day flaw reportedly caused Luxembourg’s 2025 nationwide outage, disrupting landline, 4G/5G, and emergency services On July 23, 2025, a nationwide telecom outage in Luxembourg was reportedly triggered by a previously undisclosed flaw in Huawei enterprise routers. The attack disrupted landline, 4G, 5G, and emergency communications for more than three hours after specially crafted…

Major outage cripples Russian banking apps and metro payments nationwide

A major outage hit Russian banking apps and payments, blocking card use, cash withdrawals, and mobile access for hours. A widespread outage disrupted banking apps and payment systems across Russia, leaving customers unable to pay by card, withdraw cash, or access mobile banking for hours. According to The Record Media, the incident affected major banks,…

Facebook is experiencing a global outage

Facebook is experiencing a global outage since 4:15 PM ET, with users reporting they cannot access their accounts. Facebook users worldwide report problems while attempting to access their accounts. The outage started around 4:15 PM ET. Upon attempting to access their account, users are presented the following message: “Account Temporarily Unavailable. Your account is currently unavailable due…

The Caracas operation suggests cyber was part of the plan – just not the whole operation

The dominant narrative has framed the Jan. 3 Caracas power outage during the mission to capture Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro as a “precision cyberattack.” But publicly available information points to a more complicated picture: videos, photographs, and accounts published from Caracas show significant physical damage to at least three Venezuelan substations. Experts who reviewed that…