Internet retailer Amazon is denying that pro-WikiLeaks hackers were responsible for the failure of its Web sites in several European countries. Amazon sites were offline for about half an hour in Britain, France, Germany and other countries late Sunday, leading to speculation they could have been targeted by online “hacktivists.” Get the full story »
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Comcast back online after Midwest outage
An Internet service outage affecting Comcast customers in the Chicago area, northwest Indiana, southwest Michigan and Minnesota came to an end early Monday morning. The outage of high-speed Internet started at 7:30 p.m. Sunday and ended at 12:15 a.m. Monday, said a Comcast spokeswoman. Comcast provided updates on the outage to customers via Twitter account @comcastcares. Get the full story>>
Comcast Internet blackout in Boston, DC
An internet service outage for some Comcast customers on the East Coast eased early Monday, the company said. Get the full story »
