Overview
- Cloudflare observed an unusual traffic spike at 12:20 Paris time, reported a network degradation at 12:48, identified the issue at 14:09, and deployed a fix at 15:42.
- High‑profile services including X, ChatGPT, Spotify, Google‑linked features, Facebook, Decathlon, Canva, Grindr, and League of Legends experienced errors or intermittent access.
- Cloudflare’s Dane Knecht said the failures were caused by a latent software bug activated after a routine configuration update, with no sign of malicious activity.
- Real‑time trackers such as Downdetector recorded thousands of user reports for Cloudflare and multiple affected platforms during the disruption.
- The outage underscored systemic reliance on a handful of providers, as Cloudflare says it handles roughly 20% of global web traffic.