Major websites like X, ChatGPT, and several Google services are down after Cloudflare was hit by a “latent bug.” According to Downdetector, many experienced delays and crashes on several popular platforms.
Cloudflare said the problem occurred after a normal configuration change, triggering the bug that affected a large portion of internet traffic. The company's share price rose 1.5% after the incident.
According to experts, this incident shows how much the internet relies on a few major providers like Cloudflare, AWS, and Microsoft. When they go down, it has a wide-ranging impact on online services, businesses, and apps.
Analysts have noted that internet outages are now more frequent and taking longer to resolve. This is due to increasing AI load, demand for streaming, and aging infrastructure.
Cloudflare announced that they will share complete details and steps to prevent this problem from happening again.
