Internet Services Disrupted by Amazon Cloud Outage
Many popular internet services, including streaming platforms, messaging services, and some banks, experienced hours-long outages on Monday due to a disruption in Amazon's cloud network.
- Streaming platforms: Amazon's Prime Video and Disney+
- Messaging services: Signal and WhatsApp
- Other affected services: Perplexity AI, Fortnite, Airbnb, Snapchat, and Duolingo
- Some UK banks, such as Lloyd's, were also impacted
According to Downdetector, a website monitoring internet problems, mobile telephone services and messaging apps were 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" hitting multiple services at 0711 GMT.
Author's summary: Amazon cloud outage disrupts internet services.
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