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Google Services Goes Down
DWG-45630
MOD-04 · Cybersecurity

Google Services Goes Down

YouTube, Gmail, and Docs all went dark at once

Siddh Mistry Siddh Mistry December 14, 2020 Updated July 22, 2026 2 min read
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Siddh Mistry
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MOD-04 — Cybersecurity
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2 min read
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222 words / 1335 chars
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REV-E
Version Released
v1.0

Google went down.

According to Downdetector, a number of Google services went offline earlier today, including YouTube, Gmail, and Google Docs. At present, the issue is still persisting. Users across the world have noted that the services are unavailable in their regions as well.

downdetector Source - Downdetector

Youtube Source - Youtube when went down.

Gmail Source - Gmail when went down.

Google Workspace Status Dashboard
Google Workspace Status Dashboard Source - Google Workspace Status Dashboard

In the past, IoT DDoS attacks have shut down other major services such as Amazon, using such tools as the Mirai Botnet. Even with DDoS protection services, it is difficult to defend against massive amounts of data being used against servers.

Google has not made an official statement about why this is occurring so far, but the problem appears to be a massive [IoT DDoS attack](Google has not made an official statement about why this is occurring so far, but the problem appears to be a massive IoT DDoS attack against Google’s services. The search engine, however, is online at the moment. The company will likely answer this question after they are able to mitigate the issue.) against Google’s services. The search engine, however, is online at the moment. The company will likely answer this question after they are able to mitigate the issue.

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