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timing-vulnerability
A timing glitch was behind Telstra's nationwide outage. It points to a bigger vulnerability
The Conversation Africa
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Thursday, July 9, 2026
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Australia
Telstra experienced a second major network fault after yesterday's nationwide outage, with the telco confirming late last night that some calls, including to Triple Zero, were not going through. The outage was caused by a timing glitch in network synchronization systems, revealing broader vulnerabilities in telecommunications infrastructure that depend on precise timing mechanisms.
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The Conversation Africa
Thursday, July 9, 2026