Cloudflare Outage: Company Apologizes for 'Failing' Customers Amid Global Service Disruptions
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Cloudflare, a global cloud network that serves numerous popular websites and online platforms, has resolved a massive outage that left several high-profile services, including ChatGPT, Uber, Spotify, and Canva, inaccessible. The issue, which began hours ago, was caused by a latent bug that arose after a routine configuration change, according to Cloudflare's CTO Dane Knecht. The outage, which was not the result of a cyberattack, impacted a range of platforms, including letterboxd, Perplexity, and gaming services like League of Legends and Valorant. In a statement, Cloudflare acknowledged the widespread disruption and apologized for the inconvenience it caused to its customers. "We failed our customers, and we're working to prevent this from happening again," said Knecht. The company has since restored services for most users, including those in the UK, where some services were temporarily disabled due to the outage. Key highlights from the outage include: * Several major online platforms were affected, including OpenAI, Letterboxd, Perplexity, Canva, and Uber. * Cloudflare's dashboard and API were also impacted. * The outage was not the result of a cyberattack, but rather a latent bug caused by a routine configuration change. * Some services, including Cloudflare Access and WARP, were temporarily disabled for users in the UK. * The company has since restored services for most users and is working to prevent similar outages in the future.
