FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM AND WHATSAPP HAVE BEEN DOWN FOR HOURS!
Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp users around the world are reporting issues logging into and posting on the sites.
The company acknowledged the outage in a tweet, saying, “We’re aware that some people are currently having trouble accessing the Facebook family of apps. We’re working to resolve the issue as soon as possible.”
We’re aware that some people are currently having trouble accessing the Facebook family of apps. We’re working to resolve the issue as soon as possible.
— Facebook (@facebook) March 13, 2019
It has since confirmed the problem was not the result of a DDoS attack, which refers to a Distributed Denial-of-Service attack in which a hacker overwhelms a site by flooding it with fake traffic.
Reports of problems with the Facebook family of apps peaked at over 11,000 worldwide according to Downdetector, a website where users can report problems on apps and websites.
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