A major internet outage has hit dozens of websites and apps around the world, with users reporting trouble getting online following a technical failure at Amazon Web Services, Amazon’s cloud computing arm.
According to reports, the outage temporarily knocked out hundreds of platforms that rely on AWS, including Amazon, Snapchat, Duolingo, Roblox, Disney+, Canva, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, McDonald’s, Hulu, Fortnite, and several global banking services such as Lloyds Bank.
The monitoring website Downdetector, which tracks service disruptions, recorded over four million reports from users worldwide across more than 500 companies, making it one of the largest cloud-related outages in recent years.
Amazon confirmed the issue originated from its US-EAST-1 region, a major server hub that powers global traffic for many of its clients.
In a statement on Monday, the company said,” We continue to observe recovery across most of the affected AWS services.
“We can confirm global services and features that rely on US-EAST-1 have also recovered.
AWS is one of the world’s largest cloud infrastructure providers, hosting millions of websites and apps through subscription-based data services.
The platform enables businesses to store data, run applications, and connect users across the internet.