OpenAI confirms ChatGPT is down worldwide

2026-07-25T13:23:32Ze2af46bd37f34ec9731e70077c38ce33543467ca3ab3888a61dcf2ec3d610c04
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What happened

Consolidated reporting of multiple active and emerging cyber threats: widespread service outages (ChatGPT global outage; large Microsoft 365/Azure outage attributed to an automated maintenance bug); numerous data breaches and credential-theft campaigns (OnTrac breach, Chick-fil-A credential stuffing, Origin Energy data leak); active criminal campaigns and malware (Clop/Cl0p targeting Internet-exposed PTC Windchill and FlexPLM for data theft and extortion; SectopRAT distributed via malvertising using a fake Claude desktop installer; hotel/conference Wi‑Fi DNS hijacking redirecting users to fake

Why it matters

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bleepingcomputer
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2026-07-25T13:23:32Z
AI-assisted enrichment
Yes

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