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  1. Resolved 1d 4h
    Started Oct 23, 2026, 05:03 PM UTC · Resolved Oct 24, 2026, 09:26 PM UTC
    Incident Persistence:::EMEA
    Timeline · 11 updates
    • investigating · Oct 23, 2026, 05:03 PM UTC

      We are investigating delays in incident persistence. Once we determine the impact and scale of these we'll post our next update in 60 minutes, if not sooner.

    • identified · Oct 23, 2026, 06:19 PM UTC

      We have identified the cause of the delays affecting incident persistence and are working to mitigate the issue. Incident data may be delayed in appearing in the UI. We will provide our next update in 60 minutes, or sooner. We apologize for any impact this may have had on you or your customers.

    • identified · Oct 23, 2026, 07:25 PM UTC

      We are continuing to work on resolving the delays affecting incident persistence. We will provide our next update in 2 hours, if not sooner. Thank you for your patience.

    • identified · Oct 23, 2026, 09:06 PM UTC

      A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring recovery to ensure incident persistence returns to normal. We will provide our next update in 2 hours, if not sooner. Thank you for your patience.

    • identified · Oct 23, 2026, 10:46 PM UTC

      We are continuing to actively work on the incident persistence issue, and recovery efforts are ongoing. We are closely monitoring progress and working to restore normal operation. We will provide our next update in 4 hours, if not sooner. Thank you for your continued patience.

    • identified · Oct 24, 2026, 02:46 AM UTC

      We are continuing to actively work on resolving the incident persistence issue, and recovery efforts remain ongoing. We are closely monitoring the situation and working toward full recovery. We will post our next update on October 24 at 6:30 UTC, if not sooner. Thank you for your continued patience and understanding.

    • identified · Oct 24, 2026, 06:53 AM UTC

      We continue to monitor the recovery process. The next update will be shared on October 24th at 12:30UTC, or earlier if warranted. Thank you for your continued patience. Thank you for your patience.

    • identified · Oct 24, 2026, 12:38 PM UTC

      Our team continues to work actively on resolving the incident persistence issue. Mitigation measures are in place, and current metrics indicate improved processing times and reduced delays. While recovery is still in progress, we are closely monitoring the environment and working toward full resolution. We will provide our next update on October 24 at 18:30 UTC, or sooner if additional information becomes available. Thank you for your patience and understanding

    • identified · Oct 24, 2026, 02:15 PM UTC

      To mitigate processing delays, we are temporarily skipping the persistence of Botnet Signals data. This change is expected to restore normal processing times while we continue working on a permanent fix. We will continue to monitor the situation and provide updates as progress is made.

    • monitoring · Oct 24, 2026, 08:22 PM UTC

      Our systems show that incident persistence is returning to normal, and we are continuing to monitor the system to ensure stability. We will provide our next update in 30 minutes, if not sooner. Thank you for your continued patience.

    • resolved · Oct 24, 2026, 09:26 PM UTC

      This incident has been resolved and the service is operating normally at this time. Again, we apologize for any impact this may have had on you or your customers.

    Latest: This incident has been resolved and the service is operating normally at this time. Again, we apologize for any impact this may have had on you or your customers.

  2. Resolved 1h 23m
    Started Oct 16, 2026, 07:59 PM UTC · Resolved Oct 16, 2026, 09:23 PM UTC
    Operator Administration:::AMEROperator Administration:::EMEAOperator Administration:::APAC
    Timeline · 3 updates
    • investigating · Oct 16, 2026, 07:59 PM UTC

      We're investigating unexpected validation errors when attempting to add new WatchGuard Cloud Operators or update existing WatchGuard Cloud Operators. Once we determine the impact and scale of this issue. We'll post our next update in 30 minutes, if not sooner.

    • investigating · Oct 16, 2026, 08:40 PM UTC

      We are continuing to investigate this issue. Attempting to add or modify a WatchGuard Cloud operator will result in an unexpected "Must select at least one account group" error. We'll post our next update in 30 minutes, if not sooner.

    • resolved · Oct 16, 2026, 09:23 PM UTC

      We are no longer experiencing unexpected validation errors when adding or updating WatchGuard Cloud Operators, and this incident is now resolved. Operator management in WatchGuard Cloud is operating normally at this time. We apologize for any impact this may have had on you or your customers.

    Latest: We are no longer experiencing unexpected validation errors when adding or updating WatchGuard Cloud Operators, and this incident is now resolved. Operator management in WatchGuard …

  3. Resolved 1h 49m
    Started Oct 14, 2026, 10:02 PM UTC · Resolved Oct 14, 2026, 11:51 PM UTC
    Administration:::GLOBEDashboard:::GLOBEBlackhole:::GLOBEConsole:::GLOBEContent Filtering:::GLOBEProtection:::GLOBEFirebox Registrations:::GLOBE
    Timeline · 5 updates
    • investigating · Oct 14, 2026, 10:02 PM UTC

      We're investigating an issue preventing customers from accessing the DNSWatch v1 portal at dnswatch.watchguard.com. Users may encounter HTTP 500 errors when attempting to load the portal. Our teams are investigating the issue and working to identify the cause. We apologize for the inconvenience and will provide another update within 60 minutes, or sooner if additional information becomes available.

    • investigating · Oct 14, 2026, 11:03 PM UTC

      We're continuing to investigate the issue preventing customers from accessing the DNSWatch v1 portal at dnswatch.watchguard.com. Users may encounter HTTP 500 errors when attempting to load the portal. Our teams are actively investigating and working to restore normal access. We apologize for the inconvenience and will provide our next update within 2 hours, or sooner if additional information becomes available.

    • investigating · Oct 14, 2026, 11:16 PM UTC

      We are continuing to investigate this issue.

    • monitoring · Oct 14, 2026, 11:19 PM UTC

      The DNSWatch v1 portal is coming back online following remediation by our engineering team. We are monitoring the service to ensure that access is fully restored and the portal remains stable. We apologize for the inconvenience and will provide our next update within 30 minutes, or sooner if further information becomes available.

    • resolved · Oct 14, 2026, 11:51 PM UTC

      This incident is now resolved. The system is operating normally at this time.

    Latest: This incident is now resolved. The system is operating normally at this time.

  4. Resolved 54m
    Started Oct 14, 2026, 01:43 PM UTC · Resolved Oct 14, 2026, 02:38 PM UTC
    Web UI Login:::EMEA
    Timeline · 4 updates
    • investigating · Oct 14, 2026, 01:43 PM UTC

      We're investigating alerts on Web UI Login service. Once we determine the impact and scale of these errors we'll post our next update in 30 minutes, if not sooner.

    • identified · Oct 14, 2026, 01:59 PM UTC

      We continue to work on alerts on Web UI Login service and have identified the issue. Our teams are working to restore normal operations and we apologize for the impact this event has caused. We'll post our next update in 30 minutes, if not sooner.

    • monitoring · Oct 14, 2026, 02:23 PM UTC

      Our systems show alerts on Web UI Login service are returning to normal and we're monitoring to ensure system stability. We'll post our next update in 30 minutes, if not sooner.

    • resolved · Oct 14, 2026, 02:38 PM UTC

      We are no longer experiencing alerts on Web UI Login service and this incident is now resolved. The service is operating normally at this time.

    Latest: We are no longer experiencing alerts on Web UI Login service and this incident is now resolved. The service is operating normally at this time.

  5. Resolved 33m
    Started Oct 14, 2026, 01:24 PM UTC · Resolved Oct 14, 2026, 01:57 PM UTC
    DNSWatch V1 DNS Resolvers:::APAC
    Timeline · 4 updates
    • investigating · Oct 14, 2026, 01:24 PM UTC

      We're investigating alerts on DNSWatch V1 services. Once we determine the impact and scale of these errors we'll post our next update in 30 minutes, if not sooner.

    • identified · Oct 14, 2026, 01:46 PM UTC

      We continue to work on alerts on DNSWatch V1 services and have identified the issue. Our teams are working to restore normal operations and we apologize for the impact this event has caused. We'll post our next update in 30 minutes, if not sooner.

    • monitoring · Oct 14, 2026, 01:49 PM UTC

      Our systems show alerts on DNSWatch V1 services are returning to normal and we're monitoring to ensure system stability. We'll post our next update in 30 minutes, if not sooner.

    • resolved · Oct 14, 2026, 01:57 PM UTC

      We are no longer experiencing alerts on DNSWatch V1 services and this incident is now resolved. The system is operating normally at this time.

    Latest: We are no longer experiencing alerts on DNSWatch V1 services and this incident is now resolved. The system is operating normally at this time.

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Incident record

Since April 2026 · Statuspage by Atlassian · 244 components checked every 5 minutes
93incidents recorded
93last 12 months
26last 90 days
13 hourstypical duration, 12 months

The longest incident in the last year, 2026-04-21 - AMER & EMEA - ThreatSync delays in incident persistence on April 21, 2026, ran for 7 days. 28 maintenance windows announced in the same period.

Most affected components, last 12 months

  • Console:::GLOBE10
  • Activations:::CORE8
  • Incident Persistence:::EMEA8
  • Console:::EMEA7
  • Dashboards and Reports:::EMEA7

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Outage history

Past 90 days · 26 incidents View full outage history →