Dozens of services stopped working in Russia on the night of October 31
By ForGeeks On the night of October 30-31, Downdetector and similar services started receiving complaints about TikTok outages en masse. At the moment of writing this news, the number of complaints exceeds 6,000. A little after midnight MSC, complaints about failures in the work of T-Bank (former Tinkoff Bank) and T-Investments also appeared. The number of complaints exceeds 2,000 messages. The failures were recorded not only in TikTok and T-Bank, but also affected a number of other significant services. It seems that this is a mass failure and the reason is not clear yet.
So far, it seems to be a mass failure and the reason is not clear yet.
Platforms such as YouTube, VKontakte, Twitter, Kinopoisk, and major online retailers including Wildberries and Avito were among those affected. Major Russian banks, including Alfa Bank and Sberbank, also experienced accessibility problems. These failures have caused a wave of outrage and concern among users, as many of the services mentioned above play a key role in the daily lives of Russians.
The problems have caused a wave of outrage and concern among users, as many of the services mentioned play a key role in the daily lives of Russians.
Problems at ISPs and carriers
Complaints about inaccessibility of services come from various regions of Russia, which indicates the large-scale nature of the problem. In addition to specific online services, users have reported network availability problems with major telecom operators such as MTS, MGTS, Beeline, Tele2, Rostelecom and TransTeleCom. This situation has significantly hampered communication and internet access for many Russians, adding to the total number of complaints about outages.
The situation has made it difficult to communicate and access the internet for many Russians, adding to the total number of complaints about outages.
Possible causes and company actions
At the moment, the reasons for the mass outages remain unknown, and companies have not yet provided official comments regarding the situation. Such incidents could be related to technical issues on the server side, traffic problems or network attacks. Due to the massive outages, some users speculate that it could be the result of a cyberattack or a technical update to the systems. Experts have not yet offered definitive versions, and company representatives continue to work on troubleshooting.
The last time there was a large-scale outage in Russia was on January 30, 2024, when there were problems with “.ru” domains. At that time, Russians had difficulty downloading applications from Alfa Bank, Sberbank, Tinkoff Bank, MTS, and Megafon, as well as the Ozon and Wildberries marketplaces.
