top of page
ALL POSTS
Iran Tests National 'Whitelists' Amid Protests and Blackouts
Key Findings Iran has imposed a nationwide internet blackout amid widespread protests, severely restricting global connectivity. However, a limited surge of traffic was detected from select Iranian academic institutions, suggesting potential "whitelisting" tests. The fluctuations in connectivity for these academic networks indicate a strategic assessment of restricting global access to a limited elite. Tehran accounted for the majority of the observed academic traffic, likely
Jan 102 min read
Cloudflare Outage Jolts the Internet: What Happened, and Who Was Affected
Key Findings: Cloudflare, a major web infrastructure company that handles an estimated 20% of global web traffic, experienced a service disruption on November 18, 2025. The disruption caused errors and inaccessibility for a wide range of websites and online services, including Hackread.com, Canva, Uber, IKEA, Shopify, League of Legends, DoorDash, Discord, Patreon, Medium, Crunchyroll, GitLab, Udemy, and popular AI tools like ChatGPT. The root cause was a latent bug triggered
Nov 18, 20252 min read
bottom of page

