Users in India, the United States, and other countries reported widespread disruptions, with a surge in reports around 7:00 PM Indian Standard Time (IST). According to DownDetector, a service that tracks online outages, there was a sharp increase in user-reported problems, indicating a substantial service interruption affecting a large number of users. The outage impacted thousands of users globally and left many users unable to access the service. Social media platforms were flooded with reports from users experiencing difficulties accessing the AI chatbot. Cyber Security News is a Dedicated News Platform For Cyber News, Cyber Attack News, Hacking News & Vulnerability Analysis. Frustrated users took to platforms like X (formerly Twitter) to share their experiences and potential workarounds. While the web version remains operational, mobile users on both iOS and Android have reported problems. However, there is speculation that the issue may be related to the recent rollout of a new Ghibli-style image generation tool for free users. ChatGPT, the popular AI chatbot developed by OpenAI, experienced a significant outage on April 2, 2025. The hashtag #ChatGPTDown began trending as users shared their frustrations and humorous memes about the situation. According to their official status page, the disruptions have been ongoing for at least 10 minutes as of 7:40 PM on April 2, 2025. Gurubaran is a co-founder of Cyber Security News and GBHackers On Security.
This Cyber News was published on cybersecuritynews.com. Publication date: Wed, 02 Apr 2025 16:35:15 +0000