Internet Services Disrupted by Amazon Cloud Outage
Many popular internet services experienced hours of downtime on Monday due to an outage in Amazon's cloud network.
- Streaming platforms: Amazon's Prime Video, Disney+
- Messaging services: Signal, WhatsApp
- Gaming: Fortnite
- Other services: Airbnb, Snapchat, Duolingo, Perplexity AI
- Banks: Some UK banks, including Lloyd's
According to Downdetector, a website monitoring internet problems, mobile telephone services and messaging apps were also affected in Europe.
AWS handles nearly a third of the planet's cloud infrastructure market, powering millions of apps and websites around the world.
AWS's maintenance site reported that engineers worked to fix the underlying DNS issue after becoming aware of "increased error rates" at 0711 GMT.
Author's summary: Amazon cloud outage disrupts internet services worldwide.