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Incident record · Kuwait

Internet connectivity disruption in Kuwait

Type
mixed
Status
active
Severity
critical
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Source summary

IODA detected significant connectivity drop in Kuwait. 3 critical alerts recorded. CenAlert confirms censorship activity.

Open incident JSON
Reported anomaly rate
66.7%

Source-defined signal; not a universal test-failure percentage.

Source measurement count
3

The record’s count can represent aggregate inputs or alerts.

Incident confidence
67%

A source score, not certainty of intentional censorship.

Linked evidence has its own count and confidence fields. These quantities are not interchangeable.

Follow the evidence

6 linked records.

Inspect the observation, the upstream claim and why it was linked.

Linked observation dates

6 dated · 0 without a verified timezone
IODA3 linked records
Censored Planet3 linked records
May 3, 2026 · 00:00 UTCMay 3, 2026 · 20:50 UTC

Each point is a linked record. Horizontal position shows observation time; stacking separates nearby points. The full records below provide the values. This is not a measured outage-duration chart.

Upstream claims are attributed to their source. Multiple records or source names do not by themselves establish independent corroboration.

IODA3 records · open evidence

outage · critical

ioda:alert:ping-slash24:region:2194:1777841400

IODA detected critical level outage for Al Asimah

Upstream claim · IODA
Signal value
0.648338
Signal baseline
782
Evidence confidence
77%
Link confidence
80%

Why it is linked: Same country and date, critical level IODA alert

Retrieved
2026-05-04 00:00:10.054515 · timezone unspecified
Open upstream source
Complete evidence record
{
  "asn": null,
  "blockingMethod": null,
  "confidence": 0.77,
  "continent": "Asia",
  "countryCode": "KW",
  "domain": null,
  "domainCategory": null,
  "id": 56053173,
  "kind": "alert",
  "linkConfidence": 0.8,
  "linkReason": "Same country and date, critical level IODA alert",
  "observedAt": "2026-05-03T20:50:00Z",
  "probeNodeId": null,
  "regionCode": "2194",
  "retrievedAt": "2026-05-04T00:00:10.054515",
  "riskTier": 3,
  "signalBaseline": 782,
  "signalLevel": "critical",
  "signalType": "outage",
  "signalValue": 0.6483375959079284,
  "source": "ioda",
  "sourceRef": "ioda:alert:ping-slash24:region:2194:1777841400",
  "sourceUrl": "https://ioda.inetintel.cc.gatech.edu/country/KW",
  "unSubregion": "Western Asia",
  "upstreamCause": null,
  "upstreamClaim": "IODA detected critical level outage for Al Asimah",
  "upstreamSeverity": "critical"
}

outage · critical

ioda:alert:ping-slash24:region:2196:1777841400

IODA detected critical level outage for Al Ahmadi

Upstream claim · IODA
Signal value
0.670659
Signal baseline
167
Evidence confidence
77%
Link confidence
80%

Why it is linked: Same country and date, critical level IODA alert

Retrieved
2026-05-04 00:00:10.054515 · timezone unspecified
Open upstream source
Complete evidence record
{
  "asn": null,
  "blockingMethod": null,
  "confidence": 0.77,
  "continent": "Asia",
  "countryCode": "KW",
  "domain": null,
  "domainCategory": null,
  "id": 56054013,
  "kind": "alert",
  "linkConfidence": 0.8,
  "linkReason": "Same country and date, critical level IODA alert",
  "observedAt": "2026-05-03T20:50:00Z",
  "probeNodeId": null,
  "regionCode": "2196",
  "retrievedAt": "2026-05-04T00:00:10.054515",
  "riskTier": 3,
  "signalBaseline": 167,
  "signalLevel": "critical",
  "signalType": "outage",
  "signalValue": 0.6706586826347305,
  "source": "ioda",
  "sourceRef": "ioda:alert:ping-slash24:region:2196:1777841400",
  "sourceUrl": "https://ioda.inetintel.cc.gatech.edu/country/KW",
  "unSubregion": "Western Asia",
  "upstreamCause": null,
  "upstreamClaim": "IODA detected critical level outage for Al Ahmadi",
  "upstreamSeverity": "critical"
}

outage · critical

ioda:alert:ping-slash24:region:2197:1777841400

IODA detected critical level outage for Mubarak Al-Kabeer

Upstream claim · IODA
Signal value
0.681319
Signal baseline
182
Evidence confidence
77%
Link confidence
80%

Why it is linked: Same country and date, critical level IODA alert

Retrieved
2026-05-04 00:00:10.054515 · timezone unspecified
Open upstream source
Complete evidence record
{
  "asn": null,
  "blockingMethod": null,
  "confidence": 0.77,
  "continent": "Asia",
  "countryCode": "KW",
  "domain": null,
  "domainCategory": null,
  "id": 56054313,
  "kind": "alert",
  "linkConfidence": 0.8,
  "linkReason": "Same country and date, critical level IODA alert",
  "observedAt": "2026-05-03T20:50:00Z",
  "probeNodeId": null,
  "regionCode": "2197",
  "retrievedAt": "2026-05-04T00:00:10.054515",
  "riskTier": 3,
  "signalBaseline": 182,
  "signalLevel": "critical",
  "signalType": "outage",
  "signalValue": 0.6813186813186813,
  "source": "ioda",
  "sourceRef": "ioda:alert:ping-slash24:region:2197:1777841400",
  "sourceUrl": "https://ioda.inetintel.cc.gatech.edu/country/KW",
  "unSubregion": "Western Asia",
  "upstreamCause": null,
  "upstreamClaim": "IODA detected critical level outage for Mubarak Al-Kabeer",
  "upstreamSeverity": "critical"
}
Censored Planet3 records · open evidence

dns-blocking · critical

censoredplanet:satellite:KW:getlantern.org:2026-05-03

DNS blocking detected: 2/2 probes anomalous (100.0%) for getlantern.org

Upstream claim · Censored Planet
Signal value
1
Signal baseline
Unavailable
Evidence confidence
90%
Link confidence
80%

Why it is linked: CenAlert event for same country and date range

Domain
getlantern.org
Retrieved
May 3, 2026 · 21:44 UTC
Open upstream source
Complete evidence record
{
  "asn": 21050,
  "blockingMethod": null,
  "confidence": 0.8999999999999999,
  "continent": "Asia",
  "countryCode": "KW",
  "domain": "getlantern.org",
  "domainCategory": "ANON",
  "id": 55606761,
  "kind": "dns-probe",
  "linkConfidence": 0.8,
  "linkReason": "CenAlert event for same country and date range",
  "observedAt": "2026-05-03T00:00:00Z",
  "probeNodeId": null,
  "regionCode": null,
  "retrievedAt": "2026-05-03T21:44:41.387249Z",
  "riskTier": 3,
  "signalBaseline": null,
  "signalLevel": "critical",
  "signalType": "dns-blocking",
  "signalValue": 1,
  "source": "censoredplanet",
  "sourceRef": "censoredplanet:satellite:KW:getlantern.org:2026-05-03",
  "sourceUrl": "https://data.censoredplanet.org",
  "unSubregion": "Western Asia",
  "upstreamCause": null,
  "upstreamClaim": "DNS blocking detected: 2/2 probes anomalous (100.0%) for getlantern.org",
  "upstreamSeverity": null
}

dns-blocking · critical

censoredplanet:satellite:KW:protonvpn.com:2026-05-03

DNS blocking detected: 2/2 probes anomalous (100.0%) for protonvpn.com

Upstream claim · Censored Planet
Signal value
1
Signal baseline
Unavailable
Evidence confidence
90%
Link confidence
80%

Why it is linked: CenAlert event for same country and date range

Domain
protonvpn.com
Retrieved
May 3, 2026 · 21:44 UTC
Open upstream source
Complete evidence record
{
  "asn": 21050,
  "blockingMethod": null,
  "confidence": 0.8999999999999999,
  "continent": "Asia",
  "countryCode": "KW",
  "domain": "protonvpn.com",
  "domainCategory": "ANON",
  "id": 55606784,
  "kind": "dns-probe",
  "linkConfidence": 0.8,
  "linkReason": "CenAlert event for same country and date range",
  "observedAt": "2026-05-03T00:00:00Z",
  "probeNodeId": null,
  "regionCode": null,
  "retrievedAt": "2026-05-03T21:44:41.387249Z",
  "riskTier": 3,
  "signalBaseline": null,
  "signalLevel": "critical",
  "signalType": "dns-blocking",
  "signalValue": 1,
  "source": "censoredplanet",
  "sourceRef": "censoredplanet:satellite:KW:protonvpn.com:2026-05-03",
  "sourceUrl": "https://data.censoredplanet.org",
  "unSubregion": "Western Asia",
  "upstreamCause": null,
  "upstreamClaim": "DNS blocking detected: 2/2 probes anomalous (100.0%) for protonvpn.com",
  "upstreamSeverity": null
}

dns-blocking · critical

censoredplanet:satellite:KW:psiphon.ca:2026-05-03

DNS blocking detected: 2/2 probes anomalous (100.0%) for psiphon.ca

Upstream claim · Censored Planet
Signal value
1
Signal baseline
Unavailable
Evidence confidence
90%
Link confidence
80%

Why it is linked: CenAlert event for same country and date range

Domain
psiphon.ca
Blocking method
ip-blocked
Retrieved
May 3, 2026 · 21:44 UTC
Open upstream source
Complete evidence record
{
  "asn": 21050,
  "blockingMethod": "ip-blocked",
  "confidence": 0.8999999999999999,
  "continent": "Asia",
  "countryCode": "KW",
  "domain": "psiphon.ca",
  "domainCategory": "ANON",
  "id": 55606799,
  "kind": "dns-probe",
  "linkConfidence": 0.8,
  "linkReason": "CenAlert event for same country and date range",
  "observedAt": "2026-05-03T00:00:00Z",
  "probeNodeId": null,
  "regionCode": null,
  "retrievedAt": "2026-05-03T21:44:41.387249Z",
  "riskTier": 3,
  "signalBaseline": null,
  "signalLevel": "critical",
  "signalType": "dns-blocking",
  "signalValue": 1,
  "source": "censoredplanet",
  "sourceRef": "censoredplanet:satellite:KW:psiphon.ca:2026-05-03",
  "sourceUrl": "https://data.censoredplanet.org",
  "unSubregion": "Western Asia",
  "upstreamCause": null,
  "upstreamClaim": "DNS blocking detected: 2/2 probes anomalous (100.0%) for psiphon.ca",
  "upstreamSeverity": null
}
Source-reported corroboration

The source’s corroboration assessment is separate from incident confidence and evidence-link confidence. Inspect its source list, count and description.

{
  "description": "Corroborated by 2 sources: censoredplanet, ioda",
  "evidenceCount": 6,
  "level": "medium",
  "score": 0.85,
  "sourceCount": 2,
  "sources": [
    "censoredplanet",
    "ioda"
  ]
}

Declared incident sources: IODA · Censored Planet.

Scope and attribution

What the record names.

Methodology

Affected services

LanternProton VPNProtonVPNPsiphon

Incident mechanism

DNS blocking

Individual evidence may carry more specific methods. Those do not automatically describe the entire incident.

Affected domains · 3

Domains named by the source record. Each link opens country-specific OONI measurements; a named domain is not a blanket national-block verdict.

getlantern.orgprotonvpn.compsiphon.ca
Networks and evidence attribution

ASNs named by this source record: AS21050.

This aggregate describes fields literally present in linked evidence. It does not identify who caused an event or prove intent.

{
  "asns_attributed": 3,
  "domains_attributed": 3,
  "methods": [
    {
      "evidence_count": 3,
      "method": "outage"
    },
    {
      "evidence_count": 2,
      "method": "dns-blocking"
    },
    {
      "evidence_count": 1,
      "method": "ip-blocked"
    }
  ],
  "note": "Aggregated from this incident's linked evidence rows — only domains, ASNs, and blocking methods the evidence literally records are shown, with the per-item evidence count.",
  "sources": [
    "censoredplanet",
    "ioda"
  ],
  "top_asns": [
    {
      "asn": "AS21050",
      "evidence_count": 3
    }
  ],
  "top_domains": [
    {
      "domain": "getlantern.org",
      "evidence_count": 1
    },
    {
      "domain": "protonvpn.com",
      "evidence_count": 1
    },
    {
      "domain": "psiphon.ca",
      "evidence_count": 1
    }
  ]
}
What this record cannot establish

Measurements alone do not attribute an event to a government, ISP or another actor, and do not establish intent. An outage or anomalous result can have several explanations.

The country label is an aggregation scope. It is not a census of every network, city or service. Regional or ASN fields belong to their individual source evidence and should not be expanded into a national claim.

A confirmed duration is not supplied. The source observation window and evidence timestamps do not prove an exact start and stop of blocking.

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Created
2026-05-04 00:00:11.485768 · timezone unspecified
Last updated
2026-06-15 06:00:05.501633 · timezone unspecified
Revision
3
Revision history and original fields

Revision-history array unavailable.

Canonical ID: KW-2026-0041. Source ID: KW-2026-0041. Hash ID: e41827400482.

Additional source duration field: 0 hours. It is retained separately from the minutes field and does not establish a verified event duration.

Complete source JSON
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  "affectedAsns": [
    "AS21050"
  ],
  "affectedDomains": [
    "getlantern.org",
    "protonvpn.com",
    "psiphon.ca"
  ],
  "affectedServices": [
    "Lantern",
    "Proton VPN",
    "ProtonVPN",
    "Psiphon"
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        "method": "outage"
      },
      {
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        "method": "dns-blocking"
      },
      {
        "evidence_count": 1,
        "method": "ip-blocked"
      }
    ],
    "note": "Aggregated from this incident's linked evidence rows — only domains, ASNs, and blocking methods the evidence literally records are shown, with the per-item evidence count.",
    "sources": [
      "censoredplanet",
      "ioda"
    ],
    "top_asns": [
      {
        "asn": "AS21050",
        "evidence_count": 3
      }
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    "top_domains": [
      {
        "domain": "getlantern.org",
        "evidence_count": 1
      },
      {
        "domain": "protonvpn.com",
        "evidence_count": 1
      },
      {
        "domain": "psiphon.ca",
        "evidence_count": 1
      }
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  },
  "confidence": 0.67,
  "corroboration": {
    "description": "Corroborated by 2 sources: censoredplanet, ioda",
    "evidenceCount": 6,
    "level": "medium",
    "score": 0.85,
    "sourceCount": 2,
    "sources": [
      "censoredplanet",
      "ioda"
    ]
  },
  "country": "KW",
  "countryName": "Kuwait",
  "createdAt": "2026-05-04T00:00:11.485768",
  "description": "IODA detected significant connectivity drop in Kuwait. 3 critical alerts recorded. CenAlert confirms censorship activity.",
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  "durationHours": 0,
  "endTime": null,
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  "generated_at_utc": "2026-09-20T09:07:36.048242Z",
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  "startTime": "2026-05-03T20:50:00Z",
  "status": "active",
  "title": "Internet connectivity disruption in Kuwait",
  "updatedAt": "2026-06-15T06:00:05.501633"
}
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