Cloudflare experienced a widespread outage on November 18, 2025, impacting numerous websites and online services that rely on the company’s infrastructure. The disruption, which began around 08:24 UTC, affected traffic across multiple geographic regions, according to the Cloudflare blog.
The outage’s impact extended beyond simple website inaccessibility. Services dependent on Cloudflare’s DDoS protection and web application firewall also experienced disruptions. While the precise cause of the outage was not immediately detailed in the initial Cloudflare statement, the company reported resolving the issue within approximately an hour.
The incident occurred amidst heightened geopolitical tensions, including a recent diplomatic dispute between Senegal and Morocco. According to Seneweb, a Moroccan online page, AlmarssadPro, admitted to a “biggest mistake” related to the affair, though details remain limited. This separate event underscores a broader climate of instability and potential for miscalculation, though no direct link to the Cloudflare outage has been established.
Separately, the U.S. Government faced scrutiny regarding the mistaken deportation of an individual, with a judge expressing “extremely troubling” concerns over the lack of detailed information surrounding the case, as reported by the Associated Press. This situation highlights challenges within U.S. Immigration processes, but is unrelated to the Cloudflare outage.
The Robb Report published an article titled “Les Riches Fruits de L’erreur,” focusing on the consequences of mistakes, though its connection to the Cloudflare outage or the other reported events is not specified.
As of February 17, 2026, Cloudflare has not released a comprehensive post-incident report detailing the root cause of the November 18th outage. The company’s website currently displays no active alerts, but the lack of a full explanation leaves questions unanswered regarding the resilience of critical internet infrastructure.
