Major AWS Outage Disrupts Thousands of Services, Sparks Cloud Resilience Concerns
A massive AWS outage originating from Virginia data centers disrupted over 1,000 services including major platforms and banking systems. The incident revealed unexpected vulnerabilities in connected devices and sparked expert warnings about cloud concentration risks.
Widespread Service Disruption
Amazon Web Services has issued a formal apology following a massive internal system failure that disrupted critical platforms across multiple sectors, according to reports. The unprecedented outage affected popular services including Snapchat, Reddit, and Lloyds Bank, with sources indicating over 1,000 sites and services experienced downtime during the incident.
