Amazon Cloud Outage Disrupts Internet Services
Many popular internet services, including streaming platforms, messaging services, and banks, were offline for hours on Monday due to an outage in Amazon's cloud network.
- Streaming platforms: Amazon's Prime Video, Disney+
- Gaming: Fortnite
- Other services: Airbnb, Snapchat, Duolingo, Perplexity AI
- Messaging apps: Signal, WhatsApp (in Europe)
- Banks: Some UK banks, such as Lloyd's
Amazon Web Services (AWS) handles nearly a third of the planet's cloud infrastructure market, powering millions of apps and websites worldwide.
AWS's maintenance site reported "increased error rates" hitting multiple services at 0711 GMT, prompting engineers to scramble to fix the underlying DNS issue.
Author's summary: Amazon cloud outage disrupts global internet services.
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