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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What caused the AWS outage - and why has it made the internet fall apart?
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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
Major vulnerability exposed in Amazon’s global internet outage
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
Amazon’s global outage exposes major vulnerabilities to American life

Fortnite, Roblox, Wordle, and other popular games down as Amazon Web Services outage sends the internet toppling

The internet is apparently falling apart at the seams today with major outages reported across games like Fortnite, Roblox, and more following issues with Amazon Web Services (AWS).

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 for users in North America and Europe. As of 11:35 a.m. U.K. time, “most AWS Service operations are succeeding normally now,
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Major Amazon Web Outage Knocks Fortnite And Roblox Offline

If you're struggling to log in and play some of your favorite games like Fortnite and Roblox, you're not alone. A massive outage was reported with Amazon's AWS hosting service, impacting various services that make use of the company's cloud services.
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Roblox, Fortnite and other online games nuked by massive Amazon web outage

Fortnite, Roblox, Clash Royale and various other games and gaming services have been struck down by an "operational issue" with Amazon's web services today, though Amazon themselves promise that they're already seeing "significant signs of recovery".
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Roblox, Fortnite, and Palworld go offline amid major Amazon Web Services outage

Roblox, Fortnite, and Palworld, along with several other online games and apps, have gone offline on Monday afternoon (20 October) as a major outage affects multiple parts of the internet.
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