Cloudflare outage explained: What is 'latent bug' that took the internet down

A latent bug in Cloudflare's bot mitigation system triggered a widespread outage, impacting hundreds of websites globally for nearly six hours. The configuration file error caused a "spike in unusual traffic," leading to "massive digital gridlock" for users. Major platforms like ChatGPT and Twitter were among those affected.

Cloudflare outage explained: What is 'latent bug' that took the internet down
A latent bug in Cloudflare's bot mitigation system triggered a widespread outage, impacting hundreds of websites globally for nearly six hours. The configuration file error caused a "spike in unusual traffic," leading to "massive digital gridlock" for users. Major platforms like ChatGPT and Twitter were among those affected.