Post-Incident Report
Incident Window: June 1st, 2026 – 15:45 to 18:00 CEST
Summary
On June 1st, 2026, we experienced a network incident that led to Rainbow Hub service disruption in Europe, with up to ~50% traffic loss. During this period, some users may have experienced intermittent connectivity issues, up to full service disruption at peak impact.
Root Cause
The incident occurred in the context of our execution of the Rainbow Infrastructure upgrade plan and the connection of a new data center. An infrastructure-level network configuration inconsistency resulted in network instability and significant packet loss affecting Rainbow Hub components.
Resolution
Our teams identified the issue and worked in coordination with our infrastructure provider. The misconfigured routes were corrected and the network stabilized.
Packet loss was resolved by 17:20 CEST, with full service restoration completed at 18:00 CEST.
Preventive Actions
To prevent recurrence, we are implementing the following improvements:
Strengthening configuration validation processes, including multi-level and cross-DC checks
Adjusting change scheduling to reduce user impact while ensuring adequate monitoring
Enhancing monitoring and alerting, particularly for routing anomalies, link flapping, and infrastructure changes
The ongoing infrastructure upgrade plan will furthermore result in better platform resilience to network instabilities