Comcast's Xfinity Internet Service Is Down Across the US [Update] (theverge.com)

Readers share a report: Comcast's internet service, Xfinity, appears to be suffering an outage across the country. DownDetector.com shows it being down around the United States, including in large cities like San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Boston. So far, online reports don't suggest that TV service or home phones are affected. On Twitter, Comcast confirmed the outage. Adding, "Some customers are having issues with their XFINITY Internet service. We apologize & appreciate your patience while we work to fix." The company tweeted moments ago, "Our teams continue to monitor an external network issue. We apologize for the inconvenience -- will provide updates as we learn more." In another tweet, Comcast said the issue is nationwide.

Update: At 20:39 GMT on Monday, Comcast said it had resolved the issue.

Comments

Big DDOS attack going on

[JoeDuncan]

There's a big global DDOS attack going on right now.

Our whole shop is down and can't access Azure or TFS

http://www.digitalattackmap.com/#anim=1&color=0&country=ALL&list=0&time=17475&view=map

:(

Re:Big DDOS attack going on

[sexconker]

That map doesn't show live data, nor does it show an unusual attack happening now or recently.

Re:Not all Comcast Internet is Xfinity

[DontBeAMoran]

What the hell is a "carrier lost" joke supposed t{#`%${%&`+'${`%&NO CARRIER

Re:Comcast Outage Seattle

[DontBeAMoran]

Somebody had put up a rouge DHCP server

Damn fools! Why can't they learn! Never make anything rouge! Use vert or bleu instead!