Web services provider Cloudflare got hit by an outage on Tuesday, disrupting access to many websites and services including OpenAI, Spotify, X, Grindr, Letterboxd and Canva.Cloudflare is a cloud services and cybersecurity company based in San Francisco that is used by approximately 20% of all websites, according to W3Techs. It's one of a handful of services, along with Amazon Web Services, CrowdStrike and Fastly (all of which have experienced major outages in the past few years) that you might never have he ...

"We do not yet know the cause of the spike in unusual traffic," Dutton said in a statement. "We are all hands on deck to make sure all traffic is served without errors. After that, we will turn our attention to investigating the cause of the unusual spike in traffic." A Cloudflare outage early Tuesday made several websites inaccessible. Smith Collection / Gado/Getty Images Close Key Takeaways Cybersecurity firm Cloudflare's network buckled early Tuesday, cutting off access to widely used websites such as X ...