YouTube suddenly experienced a major outage, with thousands of users unable to load videos, refresh the homepage, or even open the app. Reports quickly spiked online, and many people started wondering if it was a cyberattack.

However, YouTube later confirmed it was not a hack, but a technical server-side glitch that disrupted the platform’s services. Engineers worked on the issue, and within a few hours, access was fully restored.

Everything is now back to normal — but it’s a reminder that even the world’s biggest tech platforms aren’t immune to sudden crashes.