Faulty configuration change leads to global outage

Synopsis

In October 2021, a major outage impacted Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp for several hours, disrupting global communications and raising concerns about data security. The outage was attributed to a misconfiguration in Facebook's Border Gateway Proto...

Companies

  • Facebook, Inc.
  • Instagram, Inc.
  • Meta Platforms, Inc.
  • WhatsApp Messenger

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