Major Online Failure Affects Dozens Sites and Apps

An extensive internet outage has affected many websites and apps around the world, with users noting troubles accessing the internet after problems at the cloud computing service.

The disrupted apps encompass Snapchat, the gaming platform Roblox, Signal, and the language learning app Duolingo, as well as several Amazon-owned services like its primary shopping platform and the Ring security device manufacturer.

In the UK, Lloyds bank was disrupted along with its branches Halifax and the Scottish bank, while there were additional accounts of difficulties using the the tax authority site on the start of the week. Furthermore across the UK, multiple Ring users took to social media to state their security devices were malfunctioning.

Solely in the United Kingdom, notifications of disruptions on individual applications totaled the tens of thousands for every service.

The company stated that the issue began in the Atlantic coast of the America at Amazon Web Services, a unit that offers vital online backbone for a host of businesses, who rent out space on AWS infrastructure. AWS is the biggest global online services service.

Shortly after midnight (PDT) in the United States (8am BST), officials reported “increased problem frequencies and delays” for Amazon's platforms in a zone on the eastern US of the America. The ripple effect appeared to affect services globally, with the Downdetector site reporting outages with the corresponding services in multiple continents.

Cisco’s Thousand Eyes, a tool that reports on internet outages, also reported a surge in issues on that morning, including several cases located in the Virginia area, the site of Amazon’s US-East-1 region where AWS said the issues began.