Cloud Concentration Crisis: How Virginia’s Data Center Dominance Creates Global Internet Vulnerabilities
The Fragile Backbone of Our Digital World When Amazon Web Services experienced a significant outage originating from its Northern Virginia…
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DNS Configuration Error Triggers Widespread AWS Service Disruption Affecting Major Platforms
A seemingly routine DNS configuration error at Amazon’s primary Virginia data center triggered cascading failures across AWS services Monday morning. The outage impacted major platforms including Reddit, Snapchat, and Venmo, with full restoration taking approximately 12 hours to complete according to service status reports.
Widespread Service Disruption
A configuration error in the Domain Name System at Amazon Web Services‘ northern Virginia data center triggered widespread outages Monday, according to reports from the AWS Health Dashboard. The incident affected more than 100 AWS services and cascaded to major platforms including Reddit, Snapchat, Venmo, Roblox, Wordle, and Fortnite, with service restoration reportedly completed by approximately 6 p.m. ET.