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DDOS attack behind YouTube outage? Theories surface amid ‘Playback Error’

Posted By: Ramesh Sharma Posted On: Oct 16, 2025Share Article
Amid widespread YouTube outages on Monday hitting multiple country, with the US being most affected, theories surfaced that a DOOS attack could be behind it. An X account with the name Dark Storm Team - a reference to the infamous hacker group, claimed that they have launched a DDOS attack on X. However, as of now, no confirmation of the same exists.Amid widespread YouTube outages on Monday hitting multiple country, with the US being most affected, theories surfaced that a DOOS attack could be behind it. An X account with the name Dark Storm Team - a reference to the infamous hacker group, claimed that they have launched a DDOS attack on X. However, as of now, no confirmation of the same exists.On Wednesday afternoon, more than 300,000 users reported facing an outage with YouTube in the United States. Users on social media said that they got a 'Playback Error' when trying to access services on YouTube, YouTube TV, and YouTube Music. The claims about the DDOS attack surfaced amid that widespread outage.

Amid widespread YouTube outages on Monday hitting multiple country, with the US being most affected, theories surfaced that a DOOS attack could be behind it. An X account with the name Dark Storm Team - a reference to the infamous hacker group, claimed that they have launched a DDOS attack on X. However, as of now, no confirmation of the same exists.

On Wednesday afternoon, more than 300,000 users reported facing an outage with YouTube in the United States. Users on social media said that they got a 'Playback Error' when trying to access services on YouTube, YouTube TV, and YouTube Music. The claims about the DDOS attack surfaced amid that widespread outage.

Hindustan Times could not verify the authenticity of the claims. As of now, YouTube, or its parent company Google, has not confirmed a DDOS attack.

“TeamYouTube is there an issue with YouTube? Are you under a DDOS attack? The videos aren't playing properly most play 1-2 seconds then cut out then I get a video unavailable message,” one user wrote.

“It is happening worldwide i think it might be a ddos attack was ling ago there was a big on steam and other gaming sites,” said another.

This story is being updated.

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