MIT IS&T incident
OC25 (Haystack): Network Connectivity to MITnet
MIT IS&T experienced a major incident on March 3, 2026 affecting Network, lasting 2d 6h. The incident has been resolved; the full update timeline is below.
Affected components
Network
Update timeline
- investigating Mar 03, 2026, 11:44 AM UTC
Connectivity between MITnet and Haystack (Buildings OC21, OC24, OC25, OC26) is currently down due to fiber/optical circuit issues. IS&T has engaged MIT-LL to further investigate optical network.
- investigating Mar 03, 2026, 09:00 PM UTC
Connectivity to the building networks (Wi-Fi, VoIP, Internet) is restored, but full recovery of all Haystack circuits is still in progress.
- resolved Mar 05, 2026, 06:05 PM UTC
This incident has been resolved.