AWS Crash Causes Internet Blackout
Dozens of internet services, games, and apps were knocked offline following a major crash involving Amazon Web Services (AWS).
The widespread outage highlighted the fragility of the internet infrastructure, affecting essential public services, including the UK Government’s Gateway login service and the HMRC tax website.
- Lloyds Bank and Halifax customers reported problems logging into mobile and online apps.
- Some users even claimed card payments were declined.
Popular apps and services, such as Snapchat, Fortnite, Ring doorbell, and Signal, experienced significant outages.
Cryptocurrency company Coinbase and AI service Perplexity confirmed they were down due to the AWS issue.
AWS crash causes massive disruption: Author summary: Massive internet outage hits banks and apps.