Summary
Amazon Web Services (AWS) experienced an outage that affected many websites and apps globally, including popular platforms like Robinhood and Signal. AWS reported significant errors in its US-EAST-1 Region and is working to fix the problem. Companies using AWS for their cloud computing needs faced disruptions due to the issue.
Key Facts
- AWS confirmed it had a service outage affecting its US-EAST-1 Region.
- The outage impacted many websites and apps, including Robinhood, Signal, and Coinbase.
- AWS identified a possible reason for the problem and is working on solutions.
- Downdetector, a site for reporting outages, listed several affected platforms such as Zoom, Roblox, and Fortnite.
- Amazon’s shopping website, PrimeVideo, and Alexa also experienced issues.
- AWS is a big player in cloud services, competing with Google and Microsoft.
- The outage caused problems because many companies depend on AWS for digital services.
- Lyft's app and several UK banks' customers in the US and UK also faced issues.
