AWS Crash Causes Internet Blackout
A major crash involving Amazon Web Services (AWS) caused a massive internet blackout on Monday morning, taking down dozens of internet services, games, and apps.
The widespread outage highlighted the fragility of the internet infrastructure, paralyzing essential public services, including the UK Government's Gateway login service and the HMRC tax website.
- Lloyds Bank and Halifax customers reported problems logging into mobile and online apps
- Some users claimed card payments were declined
- Popular apps and services such as Snapchat, Fortnite, Ring doorbell, and Signal experienced significant outages
- Cryptocurrency company Coinbase and AI service Perplexity also confirmed they were down due to the AWS issue
The blackout had an immediate and extensive impact on consumers.
Author's summary: AWS crash causes massive internet outage affecting banks and apps.