From Amazon to Roblox, how AWS outage wrecked internet

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From Amazon to Roblox, how the AWS outage wrecked the internet
On October 20, an AWS outage caused widespread disruption to websites and apps, highlighting the reliance on cloud services and the potential for scams and loss of revenue due to outages.

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Why the Internet Broke While You Were Sleeping: Amazon Web Services Outage Explained
What caused the AWS outage - and why has it made the internet fall apart?
Amazon Says AWS Cloud Service Back to Normal After Outage Disrupts Businesses Worldwide
Amazon's cloud services unit AWS was hit by an outage on Monday, causing connectivity issues for many companies around the world and disrupting services for several popular websites and apps including...

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Amazon's AWS outage on October 20 knocked services like Alexa, Snapchat, Fortnite, Venmo and more offline for hours
Amazon outage 'resolved' as Snapchat and banks among sites impacted
What caused the AWS outage - and why did it make the internet fall apart?
A chorus of experts have said today is a textbook illustration of the risks of putting all of your eggs in one basket in terms of a service provider - AWS is a giant and millions of businesses rely o...

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Amazon identifies the issue that broke much of the internet, says AWS is back to normal
Major vulnerability exposed in Amazon’s global internet outage

Fortnite, Roblox, Switch Online, and more taken down by massive internet outage

An issue with Amazon Web Services (AWS), the ubiquitous internet hosting service, took down many of the world's most popular online games in the early hours of Monday morning. Fortnite, Roblox, and Nintendo all reported that their services were unavailable.

Colossal AWS outage breaks the internet — Roblox, Fortnite, Zoom, Snapchat, and beyond all crippled

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has confirmed it is tracking a massive issue that has rendered large parts of the internet unusable. AWS says it has identified and fixed the main issue causing the disruption, but it could be some time before all affected services are back to normal.

Snapchat, Ring, Roblox, Fortnite and more go down in huge internet outage: Latest updates

Snapchat, Ring, Roblox, Fortnite and more go down in huge internet outage: Latest updates - DownDetector has been flooded with huge spikes for many apps people use every day

Amazon Web Services Outage: ‘Significant Signs of Recovery’ After Snapchat, Roblox and Other Major Websites Go Down

Amazon Web Services experienced a significant outage on Monday morning, taking Snapchat, Roblox and several major banks offline.
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