⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show a significant disruption to internet connectivity in Zahedan, Balochistan #Iran in keeping with a pattern of localized network blackouts on Friday afternoons targeting continued weekly political protests

⚠️ Update: Mobile internet has now been cut in #Mauritania for five days; service was disrupted amid a deadly prison riot and manhunt for escapees; the measure is likely to impact the economy and limit the public's ability to stay informed 📵

📰 Report: https://netblocks.org/reports/mobile-internet-disrupted-in-mauritania-following-prison-break-3An41by2

ℹ️ Update: Internet service in #Kharkiv, Ukraine remains cut after a missile attack by Russia yesterday. Metrics show regional connectivity at 38% of ordinary levels; due to equipment damage hourly blackout schedules are in place per authorities 📉

ℹ️ Update: Mobile internet has been restored in #Mauritania almost a week after service was cut amid a prison riot and prisoner escape in the capital; the fugitives have now been killed or apprehended per reports; incident duration 6 days 📈

📰 Report: https://netblocks.org/reports/mobile-internet-disrupted-in-mauritania-following-prison-break-3An41by2

⚠️ Confirmed: Network data show a significant decline in internet connectivity in #Malawi amid power outages and damaged infrastructure from #CycloneFreddy as authorities declare a state of disaster with the death toll approaching one hundred ⛈️📉

⚠️ Confirmed: A magnitude ~6.7 earthquake off the coast of #Ecuador has impacted internet access amid reports of power outages; metrics show a decline to network connectivity in affected regions 📉

⚠️ Confirmed: Network data show a significant disruption to internet connectivity in Zahedan, #Iran; the incident follows an ongoing pattern of network blackouts targeting protests during Friday prayers

ℹ️ Confirmed: Internet connectivity has been disrupted in Portland, Oregon on Comcast Xfinity after an RV caught fire and damaged overhead fiber lines 🚙🔥📉

ℹ️ Confirmed: Metrics show a decline in internet connectivity in occupied #Luhansk, Ukraine amid emergency power shutdowns due to snowfall and adverse weather conditions 🌨️📉

⚠️ Confirmed: Network data show a significant disruption to internet connectivity in Zahedan, #Iran; the incident continues a pattern of network blackouts targeting anti-government protests during Friday prayers 📉

⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show a decline in internet connectivity in and around Little Rock, Arkansas as a "large and destructive tornado" passes through; real-time network data show connectivity in the city at 82% of ordinary levels 🌪️📉

OpenAI has temporarily withdrawn its ChatGPT service from #Italy by order of authorities amid investigations into an apparent data breach

Following the order, OpenAI's ChatGPT-related services have been geographically filtered as of Friday night, preventing access by users within Italy. Metrics indicate that the company's API remains partially available.

📰 https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/italy-privacy-watchdog-blocks-chatgpt-citing-data-breach-98267284

ℹ Note: Metrics show a multi-hour nation-scale outage on UK internet provider Virgin Media; service has now been largely restored and the situation is under observation 📉📈

⚠️ Confirmed: Real-time network data show a second nation-scale outage on leading UK internet provider Virgin Media; incident ongoing 📉📉

⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show a significant decline in internet connectivity across #Quebec, Canada including Montreal as a major ice storm knocks out power for over a million households ❄️📉

⚠️ Confirmed: Real-time network data show a significant disruption to internet connectivity in Zahedan, #Iran; the incident continues the weekly pattern of regional internet shutdowns targeting anti-government protests during Friday prayers 📉

📰 Public wi-fi networks carry additional security risks:

➡️ Man-In-The-Middle attacks
➡️ Malicious hotspots
➡️ Snooping and sniffing

A few small steps can help you stay safe when out and about. Check out this compendium from Surfshark.

https://surfshark.com/blog/risks-of-public-wifi?utm_source=netblocks&utm_medium=telegram

⚠️ Confirmed: Internet provider Volia in #Kherson, southern Ukraine, has experienced a major outage; real-time metrics show connectivity currently at 51% of ordinary levels 📉

⚠️ Confirmed: Real-time network data show a international outage on the SpaceX Starlink satellite internet platform with service now being restored 🛰️📉📈 #StarlinkDown

⚠️ Confirmed: Several networks carried via railway fiber lines in Russia have experienced a significant outage with high impact to Siberia and the East; the incident comes amid allegations of sabotage by Ukraine and the West, although operators report a technical issue 📉

⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show a disruption to internet connectivity in multiple eastern states of #Venezuela on leading provider ABA CANTV #13Abr 📉