A significant Amazon Web Services outage triggered by DNS system failures has brought down numerous popular internet platforms. The disruption has impacted services ranging from social media and gaming to banking institutions, highlighting AWS’s critical role as internet infrastructure.
Widespread Internet Disruption Traced to AWS DNS Failure
A major outage at Amazon Web Services has caused significant disruption across the internet, affecting thousands of companies and millions of users worldwide, according to reports. The outage, described by industry observers as particularly severe, impacted diverse services including social media platforms, financial institutions, and popular online games.