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Major AWS Disruption Cripples Popular Apps and Services Across Internet

A significant Amazon Web Services outage has disrupted numerous popular online platforms, from payment apps to gaming services. The DNS resolution issue affecting the US-EAST-1 region created cascading failures across the digital ecosystem, with recovery efforts continuing throughout the morning.

Widespread Internet Disruption Following AWS Outage

A major Amazon Web Services outage on Monday morning created significant disruptions across the internet, affecting popular services including Venmo, Snapchat, Fortnite, and even Amazon’s own Alexa assistant. According to reports, the outage began in the early morning hours and continued through mid-morning, creating what one analyst described as “temporary amnesia” for large portions of the digital ecosystem.