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Proton Mail and other Proton services experience widespread outage
Key points
- Proton Mail, Proton VPN, and other services experienced a major outage.
- The outage was initially confirmed at 6:09 p.m. ET.
- Proton classified issues as partial outages after initial investigation.
- A fix was implemented, and services are recovering for most users.
Widespread Outage Confirmed
Proton confirmed a major outage affecting several of its platforms and services, including Proton Mail, Proton VPN, Proton Calendar, Proton Drive, Proton Pass, SimpleLogin, Proton Wallet, and Lumo by Proton. Reports of issues began to surface on Downdetector and X (formerly Twitter) around 6:09 p.m. ET.
Investigation and Mitigation Efforts
Following an initial investigation, Proton classified all affected services as experiencing partial outages. The company stated that efforts to restore impacted services were yielding results, with some users beginning to see recovery.
Fix Implemented and Monitoring Underway
Proton announced that a fix has been implemented for the outage. Most services have reportedly recovered for the majority of users, though the company continues to monitor the situation and work on restoring remaining instances.
Impact on Users
The outage disrupted access to critical privacy-focused services for Proton users. This includes email communication, secure internet browsing via VPN, calendar management, cloud storage, password management, and other digital tools provided by the Proton ecosystem.
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Reporting from
Proton services, including Proton Mail, Proton VPN, and Lumo, experienced a major outage affecting multiple platforms. The company confirmed the issue and implemented a fix, with most services recovering for users. This outage impacts users relying on Proton's privacy-focused ecosystem for email, VPN, and other digital tools.