AWS Crash Causes Internet Blackout
A major crash involving Amazon Web Services (AWS) caused a massive internet blackout, taking down numerous services, games, and apps on Monday morning.
The widespread outage affected essential public services, including the UK Government's Gateway login service and the HMRC tax website, which displayed error messages to users.
- Lloyds Bank and Halifax customers reported issues with mobile and online apps, including declined card payments.
- Popular apps and services like Snapchat, Fortnite, Ring doorbell, and Signal experienced significant outages.
- Coinbase and Perplexity also confirmed they were down due to the AWS issue.
The blackout highlighted the fragility of the internet infrastructure that underpins millions of services globally.
The consumer impact was immediate and extensive, causing frustration among users.
Author's summary: AWS crash causes massive internet outage.
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