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Major AWS Outage Highlights the Vulnerability of Cloud Infrastructure

Widespread Disruption Caused by AWS Service Glitch

On an otherwise ordinary Monday, thousands of internet users and numerous global companies experienced significant service outages due to a massive failure in Amazon Web Services (AWS). The disruption, which lasted roughly three hours, impacted popular platforms including Reddit, Snapchat, Coinbase, Roblox, Robinhood, and Epic Games' Fortnite. As one of the largest cloud service providers, AWS’s downtime underscores the fragility of reliance on centralized cloud infrastructure for critical digital services.