Duo Security incident

SMS Delivery Failures

Resolved after 2 hours 39 minutes, affecting SMS Message Delivery and SMS Message Delivery and 1 more, on April 18, 2026.

resolved Apr 18, 2026, 07:09 AM UTC

The SMS delivery issue impacting customers in the US region has been resolved. SMS passcode authentication is now functioning normally. We apologize for any inconvenience caused and thank you for your patience.

Started
Apr 18, 2026, 04:30 AM UTC
Resolved
Apr 18, 2026, 07:09 AM UTC
Duration
2h 39m
Detected by Pingoru
Apr 18, 2026, 04:30 AM UTC

Affected components

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Update timeline

  1. investigating Apr 18, 2026, 04:30 AM UTC

    We are currently detecting an issue with carriers in the US region for SMS delivery. We are currently working with providers to restore the service. In the meantime, please use other means of authentication such as Duo Push.

  2. investigating Apr 18, 2026, 05:39 AM UTC

    We are continuing to investigate the SMS delivery issue impacting all customers in the US region. Push notifications will continue to work as expected. Further updates will be provided as more information becomes available.

  3. resolved Apr 18, 2026, 07:09 AM UTC

    The SMS delivery issue impacting customers in the US region has been resolved. SMS passcode authentication is now functioning normally. We apologize for any inconvenience caused and thank you for your patience.

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