OpenAI's ChatGPT experienced a major global outage on January 23, 2025, affecting thousands of users who were unable to access the AI chatbot. The outage reportedly began at 5 PM IST and complaints peaked by 8 PM, according to Downdetector. OpenAI confirmed the incident through its status page, stating that the issue was related to a provider problem. The outage was resolved shortly after, and OpenAI has since issued a statement addressing the situation. Additionally, a vulnerability in ChatGPT’s API that could lead to DDoS attacks has been reported, but OpenAI has indicated that this flaw has been addressed.