- // Update 1 (05/10/2021 12:02 am)
- Facebook and Instagram DNS record withdrawn: Report
Can’t send messages on WhatsApp or access the latest posts on Instagram or Facebook? Well, you are not alone. Facebook and all other social media companies it owns, including Instagram and WhatsApp, are facing a widespread outage right now.
Facebook and WhatsApp are aware of the downtime and are currently investigating the issue. You can check out the official tweets from WhatsApp and Facebook Comms exec Andy Stone attached below. Also, Facebook has tweeted that it’s working to bring the service back to normal “as quickly as possible”.
We’re aware that some people are experiencing issues with WhatsApp at the moment. We’re working to get things back to normal and will send an update here as soon as possible. Thanks for your patience!— WhatsApp (@WhatsApp) October 4, 2021
We’re aware that some people are having trouble accessing our apps and products. We’re working to get things back to normal as quickly as possible, and we apologize for any inconvenience.— Andy Stone (@andymstone) October 4, 2021
We’re aware that some people are having trouble accessing our apps and products. We’re working to get things back to normal as quickly as possible, and we apologize for any inconvenience.— Facebook (@Facebook) October 4, 2021
Update 1 (05/10/2021 12:02 am)
As reported by several security researchers on Twitter, the DNS records that tell systems how to find Facebook or Instagram have been “nuked” or to put it politely “withdrawn,” as you can see in the tweets below:
Someone nuked the DNS A and AAA records for Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp 🤭 pic.twitter.com/8TaU2eR1mm
— @jack lets nazis target my family (@chadloder) October 4, 2021
We don’t know why this change was made. It could well have been the result of an internal, system wide change or update that went awry. It’s all speculation at this point why. FB alone is in control over its DNS records.
— briankrebs (@briankrebs) October 4, 2021
Due to the platform’s DNS records being removed, all Facebook domains have been rendered inaccessible for the past 3-odd hours. We will keep updating you on the situation, so be sure to check back for more updates.
