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Major AWS Service Disruption Causes Widespread Internet Outages, Affecting Major Platforms

Early Monday saw a massive AWS outage that brought down major internet services for hours. The disruption affected platforms globally, renewing discussions on cloud infrastructure resilience.

Widespread Internet Disruption Traced to AWS Outage

A significant service disruption at Amazon Web Services early Monday caused widespread internet outages, affecting major platforms and services globally. According to reports, the outage began around 12 AM ET and peaked at 3 AM ET, with disruptions lasting several hours and impacting thousands of users. Sources indicate that popular services like Reddit, Fortnite, Snapchat, and Canva were among those experiencing issues, alongside some government services and companies worldwide.

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AWS DNS Disruption Triggers Widespread DynamoDB Service Issues Across US-East-1 Region

A critical DNS error at Amazon Web Services’ US-EAST-1 region has triggered widespread DynamoDB API reliability issues, affecting numerous dependent services and customers. The disruption reportedly caused significant error rate spikes and operational challenges for companies relying on AWS infrastructure, including AI search platform Perplexity.

Major AWS DNS Incident Disrupts DynamoDB Services

A significant DNS disruption at Amazon Web Services‘ US-EAST-1 region has triggered widespread reliability issues with the DynamoDB API, according to reports. The incident, which began shortly after midnight Pacific Time, caused error rates to soar and created cascading effects across multiple AWS services and customer platforms that depend on the critical database infrastructure.