A major Cloudflare outage caused several global websites and apps including X (Twitter), ChatGPT, and even DownDetector to go offline on Tuesday morning. Many users saw an error message saying they needed to “unblock challenges.cloudflare.com” before the sites could load. Cloudflare posted an update saying that a fix had been rolled out and that services were returning to normal. The company said it first noticed a “spike in unusual traffic” around 6:20AM ET, which caused errors across its network. Cloudflare is still investigating what triggered the sudden traffic spike. Cloudflare’s CTO Dane Knecht, clarified on X that the outage wasn’t caused by a cyberattack. Read more in our articles including "Cloudflare outage knocks several websites" and "Nothing Ear (3a) priced in the Philippines".
A major Cloudflare outage caused several global websites and apps including X (Twitter), ChatGPT, and even DownDetector to go offline on Tuesday morning. Many users saw an error message saying they needed to “unblock challenges.cloudflare.com” before the sites could load.
Cloudflare posted an update saying that a fix had been rolled out and that services were returning to normal. The company said it first noticed a “spike in unusual traffic” around 6:20AM ET, which caused errors across its network. Cloudflare is still investigating what triggered the sudden traffic spike.
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