Websites dozens of large groups, including airlines, banks and technology companies, briefly faced a worldwide shutdown of their internet services, by US service provider Akamai, who later stated that the damage had been repaired.
Approximately at 19.30 (Thursday) Greek time, h Akamai announced on Twitter that it noticed “disturbances” in its customer service, without giving further clarifications, as broadcast by APE BPE.
At the same time, several large airlines, including American airlines Southwest, Delta Air Lines, and companies Costco Wholesale Corp, American Express, Airbnb reported connection difficulties to their sites and applications.
It is noted that Akamai provides various IT services, including cybersecurity and website access optimization services, which, in theory, allow access to be maintained, in part, thanks to the cloud.
Shortly before 20:00 Greek time, Akamai announced that fixed the reasons for this interruption. “We are continuing to monitor the situation and can confirm that this is not the result of a cyber attack on the Akamai platform,” the company said.
Akamai Technologies lost ground 0,50% reaching a share price of $ 117 on the Nasdaq index.
It is reminded that in the media June A global glitch has affected the online services of some 500 Akamai customers who have been denied internet access for hours.
The company, based in Cambridge (Massachusetts, northeastern United States), later claimed that the four-hour crash, which affected several airlines and major banks, not was attacked by cyberspace.
In early June, the Fastly, another provider whose name, such as Akamai, is almost unknown to the general public, but necessary for the accessibility and operation of many high-traffic sites, has also experienced interruptions.
The company, which specializes in the “cloud”, explained that the incident was resolved in less than an hour and which mainly affected the websites of Amazon and the New York Times, was due to error of one of its software.
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