Messaging App Signal Faces Global Network Outage, Company Confirms

"Signal is currently down, due to a hosting outage affecting parts of our service," Signal said on Twitter. "We're working on bringing it back up."

Encrypted instant messaging app Signal was hit by an outage late Sunday that interrupted services on the platform. Hold tight, folks! Signal is currently down, due to a hosting outage affecting parts of our service. We're working on bringing it back up.

"Signal is currently down, due to a hosting outage affecting parts of our service," the company said on Twitter. "We're working on bringing it back up."

Internet outage monitor DownDetector said users began reporting network problems at 11:05 pm Eastern Standard Time (0305 GMT).