Cloudflare Outage Resolved: Was It a Cyber Attack or a Glitch?
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Cloudflare, a leading provider of cloud-based internet security and services, has resolved the outage that affected several prominent websites, including X, ChatGPT, and Truth Social. The issue was caused by an automatically generated configuration file that crashed the software system responsible for handling traffic for multiple services. Cloudflare detected a surge in unusual traffic at 11:20 UTC, leading to errors in traffic processing. However, the company's spokesperson denied any evidence of a cyber attack, stating that the disruption was due to a technical glitch. The outage, which occurred on Tuesday morning, also affected some of NJ Transit's digital services and OpenAI's ChatGPT and Sora short-form video application. Cloudflare assured that a solution has been put in place and that services have returned to normal. The company is actively monitoring for any errors to ensure that all services are functioning correctly. Cloudflare apologized for the inconvenience caused to its customers and the internet community. This outage comes just a month after a significant disruption at Amazon Web Services affected several popular websites and applications. Cloudflare's spokesperson emphasized that the company is committed to ensuring the reliability and security of its services.
