For an uncomfortable stretch on Thursday, a self-inflicted outage wiped out popular websites and services, including Google's own.

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Spectrum customers across the Los Angeles area are reporting internet outages on Sunday. According to the internet provider, the outage was caused by a criminal act of vandalism. The Spectrum outage affecting the Los Angeles area was caused by a criminal act of vandalism. Repairs continue, we appreciate your patience.