{
  "question": "Was today a tech outage?",
  "url": "https://was.today/a-tech-outage",
  "verdict": "yes",
  "headline": "YES",
  "answer": "Yes — WhatsApp went down worldwide today while Japan's PHP-related outages dragged on.",
  "details": [
    "WhatsApp outage began about 15:00 Hong Kong time",
    "Meta said service was restored about two hours later",
    "500+ Japanese services suspended over a PHP flaw"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "First-Class Business Newspaper Financial News",
      "url": "https://en.fnnews.com/news/202610251125023293"
    },
    {
      "title": "itainews.com",
      "url": "https://itainews.com/archives/2068788.html#comments"
    },
    {
      "title": "nttcpaas.com",
      "url": "https://support.nttcpaas.com/hc/ja/articles/63175754146969--%E3%83%A1%E3%83%B3%E3%83%86%E3%83%8A%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B9-%E3%83%8D%E3%83%83%E3%83%88%E3%83%AF%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AF%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B3%E3%83%95%E3%83%A9%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88%E3%83%A9%E3%82%AF%E3%83%81%E3%83%A3%E3%81%AE%E7%B7%8A%E6%80%A5%E3%83%A1%E3%83%B3%E3%83%86%E3%83%8A%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B9-2026-10-25"
    },
    {
      "title": "Vietnam.vn",
      "url": "https://www.vietnam.vn/diem-tuan-iphone-duo-len-ke-internet-toan-cau-gap-su-co"
    },
    {
      "title": "Cybernoz - Cybersecurity News",
      "url": "https://cybernoz.com/multiple-waves-of-ddos-attacks-caused-this-weeks-outage-in-north-korea/"
    },
    {
      "title": "Hi-Tech Mail",
      "url": "https://hi-tech.mail.ru/news/145604-chto-segodnya-s-whatsapp/?mt_sub3=237&rqid=18d3608e1b734c87&user_id=775191751330465791&utm_campaign=media&utm_partner_id=237&utm_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fsmartmedia.mail.ru&utm_source=smartmedia_mail_ru"
    },
    {
      "title": "Amazon helpline & customer care — IsItDown.world",
      "url": "https://isitdown.world/uk/en/status/whatsapp"
    },
    {
      "title": "Телеканал ЛенТВ24",
      "url": "https://lentv24.ru/index.php/polzovateli-whatsapp-po-vsemu-miru-ne-mogut-zaiti-v-prilozenie.htm"
    }
  ],
  "date": "2026-10-25",
  "place": null,
  "permalink": "https://was.today/a-tech-outage/2026-10-25",
  "scope": "global",
  "volatile": true,
  "generatedAt": "2026-10-25T05:35:14.507Z"
}