Major AWS DNS Disruption Cripples Key Online Services, Recovery Underway
A widespread AWS outage caused by DNS resolution problems has impacted numerous websites and apps globally. Amazon reports the underlying issue is mitigated but full service restoration continues. Major platforms experienced extended downtime during the incident.
Widespread Internet Disruption Linked to AWS DNS Issues
A significant outage at Amazon Web Services (AWS) disrupted vast portions of the internet on Monday, affecting major websites, financial services, and communication platforms, according to company reports. The disruption, which began in the early morning hours on the U.S. East Coast, was traced to DNS resolution problems affecting the DynamoDB API endpoints in Amazon’s Northern Virginia data center region.