Access to elpais.com was disrupted after a security error prevented the website from loading. The browser returned a PR_END_OF_FILE_ERROR, which halted the connection and stopped the page from appearing. The error message said the authenticity of data received from the site could not be verified, so the session ended immediately.
The error code is generally associated with a secure connection that closes unexpectedly during TLS/SSL communication. It describes a failed connection but does not, by itself, identify the underlying cause. In this case, the browser stopped the session instead of displaying the requested page.
The notification advised affected users to contact the website’s administrators and pointed them to Mozilla support guidance for Firefox users on Linux. The incident concerned access to an El País page reporting ONCE lottery results. The error prevented that page from loading in the affected session.
Connection failures of this kind can occur when secure communication between a browser and a server is interrupted. Users should not bypass a browser warning: when the security check fails, the browser stops the connection and the page does not load. Website operators depend on properly configured encryption and certificates to maintain secure connections and protect data exchanged with visitors.
