AWS Outage Disrupts Major Apps Including Fortnite, Snapchat Globally

A major outage at Amazon Web Services (AWS) caused significant disruptions to numerous popular online apps and platforms, including Snapchat, Fortnite, Reddit, Coinbase, Alexa, and Amazon's own services. The outage originated from AWS's US-EAST-1 data center in Virginia, affecting its EC2 network load balancers and domain name system, leading to widespread connectivity issues across social media, gaming, finance, and other digital services globally. Recovery efforts began within hours, with many services gradually coming back online, although some users still experienced intermittent problems. The incident highlighted the fragility and heavy reliance on AWS's cloud infrastructure in maintaining the seamless operation of essential and popular internet services. Companies like Coinbase and United Airlines assured customers their services and funds remained secure despite the technical difficulties. AWS continues to work on a full resolution, emphasizing the critical need for resilient cloud infrastructure to prevent similar widespread outages.