Apple Music, App Store and Other Apple Services Again Experiencing Outage [Update: Fixed]
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Does Apple use Okta for anything? FedEx, which is named in the article, took its website down completely earlier today; there wasn't even a homepage message saying there was something wrong.
As of the writing of this post, fedex.com seems to be back up but it is running very slowly.
Hackers hit authentication firm Okta, customers 'may have been impacted'
Okta Inc , whose authentication services are used by companies including Fedex Corp and Moody's Corp to provide access to their networks, said on Tuesday that it had been hit by hackers and that some customers may have been affected.www.reuters.com
Apple doesn’t use Okta internally.
Apple push notification service (APNS) seems to have been affected earlier today. Might be related.
Yeah, the online Apple Store was showing no products in any category for awhile. I was able to get it to work by Googling a direct link to the product then refreshing the page over and over.
icanhazmac
Cancelled
Just tried to buy a book, not working.
HobeSoundDarryl
macrumors G5
Can't load Apple.com right now... not iCloud... the main website.
Apple support communities are completely down right this minute too.
Amazon.com, USAToday.com, SI.com, Microsoft.com, Ebay.com too.
Other sites like CNN.com, Marketwatch.com and obviously MacRumors load lightning quick. So it seems broad swath with some unaffected and others completely affected.
Many bank/financial sites are down too.
Apple support communities are completely down right this minute too.
Amazon.com, USAToday.com, SI.com, Microsoft.com, Ebay.com too.
Other sites like CNN.com, Marketwatch.com and obviously MacRumors load lightning quick. So it seems broad swath with some unaffected and others completely affected.
Many bank/financial sites are down too.
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alchemistmuffin
macrumors 6502a
Is anyone having issue activity iMessages and FaceTime with phone number?
Mine keeps giving me errors.
Mine keeps giving me errors.
sideshowuniqueuser
macrumors 68040
It's sunny and 28C. Hope that helps.
sideshowuniqueuser
macrumors 68040
It's a sign from God
sudo-sandwich
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I wouldn't switch, but not because of this, but because iCloud's web interface is terrible. It lags, it's limited, it's ironically incompatible with Safari sometimes, it makes me 2FA every single time for some reason. And yeah, I do use the native mail etc apps, but sometimes you gotta log in on the web for one reason or another.
incoherent_1
macrumors 65816
Multiple Apple services are still offline in Australia.
Digital_Guy
macrumors newbie
Near, or at the same time. Doubt this is a coincidence.
More than just a hiccup.
sudo-sandwich
Suspended
It's not. AWS accidental outage probably snowballed. Last time they said it was Iran, but actual employees told me someone messed up a config.
Mescagnus
macrumors 6502a
sudo-sandwich
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I get this as a joke, but seriously, an actual insider would be able to do much more damage than that, especially covert things like stealing info. I don't see what Russia stands to gain taking out iCloud for a little anyway. Some people think of FAANG companies as super advanced from the outside, but in reality the systems will look like garbage from the inside, and configs are always easy to screw up by mistake."Someone" as in the one who's on the russian payroll, in this case
jamesrick80
macrumors 68030
Hmm may be smart to have a Android device on the side for some folks here. You may need it.
jamesrick80
macrumors 68030
For cloud services I have these three actual subscriptions and here are my humble opinions:
1. OneDrive is good due to its importance when using Microsoft OS's and it's well known Apps and I enjoy it for the automatic file, photo, and video storage with Samsung Galaxy devices (eliminated the need for Samsung galaxy and Android devices to have a microsd card along with google cloud but I still prefer both physical and cloud storage for backup). Pros: Samsung Galaxy integration Cons: laggy at times and servers may seem slow to upload on certain occasions but happens less often each year.
2. Google Cloud is heaven for Android and Chrome OS users with less storage or if you have a combination of Android and Chrome OS devices especially now that microsd cards are slowly yet surely fading away while Apple has strangely revived the gigantic SD card in their laptops and Mac OS devices. Coincidentally google cloud is not necessarily needed with Galaxy devices except Galaxy Chromebooks especially if you have a OneDrive subscription but forces it's use sometimes in Android devices on certain occasions. Pros : Faster cloud service and servers than both OneDrive and iCloud; Cons: google knows everything
3.APPLE's iCLOUD is STRICTLY recommended for those who own a iPhone, ipad , and somewhat Mac OS devices (transfer and file management is still a chore on iphones and iPads; iCloud can sometimes be your best hope which is ashame) and those who buy lower storage versions of these devices otherwise I use google cloud or onedrive on iOS, MacOS, and iPad OS. I have icloud and use it for Apple device photos and video primarily. CONS: Outages is the new addition to this cloud service and servers so be prepared and it's limited to Apple devices
P.s. Amazons Cloud AWS service is amazing and even more stable yet limited to what they provide and who it's offered to; down for them means just activating other backup servers and the outages r truly short. May have the safest cloud service in America.
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Can anyone actually guarantee that your data is safe? Perhaps not 100% 24/7 availability, but your data is safe?