Internet outages rock websites across the globe

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Brief internet outages on Thursday hit multiple entities across the globe, including banks, airlines, and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

AT&T, Cox, Comcast, Mediacom, Southwest Airlines, ADP, and Akamai, a content delivery service that represents several of the largest banks across the world, among others, reported stoppages at similar time frames, according to Downdetector.com. At 6:42 a.m., Akamai addressed the disruption in service.

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