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Internet Outage Reported, Tracked By NetBlocks

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A technical disruption at DENIC, the German Network Information Center, caused internet connectivity issues for several hours overnight. The issue originated at the DENIC registration office in Frankfurt. DENIC is responsible for managing the routing of German web addresses. The outage is affecting access to numerous German online services. Service has since been restored. The outage began at approximately 08:00 UTC. Users are experiencing widespread connectivity issues. The registry DENIC, based in Frankfurt am Main, confirmed the outage. DENIC manages nearly 18 million such internet addresses. The disruption occurred on the evening of May 5, 2026. Websites using the.de domain extension were unreachable for several hours due to internet disruptions. HR reporter Andreas Gerlach reported on the connectivity issues.

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Sources · 7 independent

WDR 2

“in der Nacht das Internet für mehrere Stunden gestört. Betroffen waren Webseiten, die auf .de endeten. Das lag an einer Störung bei DENIC, dem Deutschen Network Information Center.”

VOV2 Vietnam

“Internet Outage Affects German Websites”

hr-iNFO

“In der Nacht hat es eine Störung im Internet gegeben. Websites mit dem Ende .de waren für einige Stunden nicht erreichbar. Zuständig ist die Registrierungsstelle für deutsche Seiten DENIC in Frankfurt”

Unknown Station

“German Websites Unreachable Due To DENIC Outage”

RTHK Radio 1 Hong Kong

“German websites are unreachable due to DENIC outage.”

Tokyo FM

“DENIC has experienced an outage, making German websites unreachable.”

Tokyo FM

“German Websites Unreachable Due To DENIC Outage”

Radio Eins

“German websites are unreachable due to a DENIC outage.”

Tokyo FM

“Several German websites have become unreachable due to an outage at DENIC, the registry for .de domain names.”

Radio 4

“German websites are currently unreachable due to an outage at DENIC.”

BBC World Service

“DENIC, the operator of Germany's .de domain names, is experiencing an outage.”

France 24

“Access to many German websites has been disrupted by a DENIC system failure.”

CNN

“A widespread outage at DENIC has rendered German websites inaccessible.”

CNR Economic Voice

“German Websites Unreachable Due To DENIC Outage”

Radio Taiwan International

“German websites became unreachable due to an outage at DENIC, the registry for .de domain names. The cause of the outage is under investigation.”

Radio 1

“German websites are unreachable due to an outage at DENIC.”

BBC World Service

“An outage at DENIC, the operator of Germany's .de domain, has rendered many German websites inaccessible.”

France 24

“DENIC, the registry for German domain names, is experiencing an outage, causing widespread website unavailability.”

Tokyo FM

“Oh, my God! Promise”

CRI Huayu Global

“German Websites Unreachable Due To DENIC Outage”

Radio 1

“German websites became unreachable due to an outage at DENIC, the registry for .de domain names.”

WBAL Baltimore

“German websites were unreachable due to an outage at DENIC.”

Radio France Internationale

“German websites became unreachable due to an outage at DENIC.”

Europe 1

“DENIC is the registry for .de domain names and the outage affected access to numerous German online services.”

Radio 24

“German websites have become unreachable due to an outage at DENIC, the registry for .de domain names. The outage began at approximately 08:00 UTC.”

Radio 24

“German websites are unreachable due to an outage at DENIC, the registry for .de domain names. The outage began early Wednesday morning. The duration of the outage is currently unknown.”

Tokyo FM

“German websites are unreachable due to an outage at DENIC, the registry for .de domain names.”

Tokyo FM

“German websites became unreachable due to an outage at DENIC, the registry for .de domain names. The outage affected access to numerous German online services. Service restoration is underway.”

Tokyo FM

“German websites became unreachable due to an outage at DENIC, the registry for .de domain names. The outage affected access to numerous German online services. Service restoration efforts are underway.”

Tokyo FM

“こんにちは、メリッサ、こんにちは、メリッサ、誰もいない。”

Deutschlandfunk

“DENIC is experiencing an outage, making German websites unreachable.”

TSF Notícias

“German websites are unreachable due to a DENIC outage.”

Deutschlandfunk

“In Deutschland sind am Abend viele Internetseiten nicht erreichbar gewesen. Betroffen waren Seiten mit dem Adressende.de. Dies teilte die Registrierungsstelle DENIC mit Sitz in Frankfurt am Main mit.”

hr-iNFO

“Massive Störungen im Internet. Websites mit dem Ende .de waren stundenlang nicht erreichbar. Zuständig ist die Registrierungsstelle für deutsche Seiten DENIC in Frankfurt.”

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