Summary
On Monday, Amazon Web Services (AWS) experienced a problem that disrupted many online services like Snapchat, Roblox, and Ring. The issue began around 3:11 a.m. Eastern Time and was largely resolved by 6 a.m. AWS linked the outage to their domain name system, which converts website names into IP addresses.
Key Facts
- A problem with Amazon's cloud service affected online services globally.
- Snapchat, Roblox, and Fortnite were among the services disrupted.
- The issue started at approximately 3:11 a.m. Eastern Time.
- Amazon said the problem was related to their domain name system.
- By 6 a.m., Amazon reported improvements and recovery of services.
- AWS provides cloud services for many big companies and government entities.
- Similar outages have occurred with AWS in the past, including significant events in 2023, 2021, 2020, and 2017.
- The incident was not due to a cyberattack, according to experts.
