Amazon.com Inc.’s (NASDAQ:AMZN) cloud unit AWS has issued an apology and outlined an explanation for the major outage that affected over 1,000 websites and services on Monday. The outage affected a significant number of websites and services, including Snapchat (NYSE:SNAP), Disney+ (NYSE:DIS), Reddit (NYSE:RDDT), and Lloyds Bank (NYSE:LYG).AWS Blames Rare Software Bug For OutageIn a detailed explanation on Thursday, AWS said the outage was a cascading failure triggered by a rare software bug in one of the c ...

Amazon has revealed the cause of this week’s hours-long AWS outage, which took everything from Signal to smart beds offline, was a bug in automation software that had widespread consequences.In a lengthy outline of the cause of the outage published on Thursday, AWS revealed a cascading set of events brought down thousands of sites and applications that host their services with the company.AWS said customers were unable to connect to DynamoDB, its database system where AWS customers store their data, due to ...

在全球依赖云计算的今天，亚马逊AWS的任何一次抖动，几乎都意味着互联网世界的一次地震。 就在美西时间 10月20日下午，一场毫无预兆的互联网大崩溃事件真的席卷了全球。 并且持续超过15个小时，波及了全球数以千万计、各行各业的企业与用户。 业内形容此次宕机为"半个互联网陷入不可用状态"，波及范围之广，堪称近年来最严重的AWS事件之一。 还有网友调侃称，"亚马逊打个喷嚏，半个互联网都感冒了。" 故障根源方面，亚马逊云服务官方指出， 故障发生在该公司位于弗吉尼亚州北部的庞大数据中心区域US-EAST-1。 US-EAST-1 是其运营历史最久、规模最大、最繁忙的数据中心集群，许多全球性的应用程序和网站都托管于此。 问题与"DynamoDB API的DNS解析"有关，即系统无法正确找到名为DynamoDB的关键数据库服务的网络地址。 此次受到影响的主要产品包括亚马逊旗下网站、多邻国、 Snapchat、Reddit、 迪士尼+、Apple TV、Roblox、堡垒之夜、Steam、 PlayStation、Xbox、育碧、Cursor、Docker、Postman等热门网站。 Robinhood、 Coinbase、 ...

" 当主要云服务商打喷嚏，整个互联网都会感冒 " 据《纽约时报》报道，AWS是全球主要的云服务提供商，该公司称，问题出在其位于美国弗吉尼亚州 北部的数据中心。故障始于美国东部时间20日凌晨3时后不久。网络故障监测平台DownDetector显示， 截至美东时间上午9时45分，有关亚马逊云服务的故障报告已超800万条，其中多数来自美国和英国。 据报道，故障发生大约13小时后，AWS宣布源自其云计算数据中心的大规模互联网中断已基本得到修 复。故障的原因是，凌晨3时左右，亚马逊对其广泛使用的名为DynamoDB的AWS数据库服务进行了一 次技术更新。这次更新包含了DynamoDB不正确的域名服务（DNS）信息，导致该数据库在亚马逊至关 重要的北弗吉尼亚数据中心离线，美国东海岸大部分地区都使用该数据中心。 英国基尔大学计算机科学专业讲师艾哈迈德表示，"在日常运营中，云计算是可靠的。但一个小小的错 误，如错误更新，也可能导致整个系统瘫痪。"一款虚拟专用网络服务公司的CEO称，云平台的运营是 不透明的，除非亚马逊披露，否则无法知晓具体原因。《华尔街日报》援引分析人士的话报道称，此次 中断提醒世界对亚马逊、微软和谷歌等云服 ...

This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content's credibility: Amazon Web Services was down on Oct. 20, 2025. Credit: Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University From Reddit and Snapchat to Delta and Zoom, more than a thousand websites around the globe were knocked offline early Monday—and continued to have problems into the afternoon—after a major outage at Amazon Web Services, the single larg ...

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凌晨 3:11：AWS状态页面首次报告 US-East-1 区域故障，核心数据库服务DynamoDB出现域名系 统（DNS）异常。作为支撑 70 余项 AWS 服务的 "中枢神经"，DynamoDB的DNS问题直接导致域 名无法转换为 IP 地址，服务请求陷入瘫痪。 凌晨 5:01：AWS确认故障已扩散至超 70 项服务，启动多路径并行修复，但未披露具体故障点。 此时，亚马逊官网、Alexa 语音助手已出现大面积访问失败。 早上 6:35：AWS突发 "误报"，宣称 DNS 问题 "完全解决"，但Downdetector平台的故障报告量仍 在飙升，迪士尼 +、Reddit 等平台用户投诉量突破 10 万条。 下午 1:30：EC2服务在部分区域出现恢复迹象，但实例启动错误率仍达30%。亚马逊仓库员工反 馈，内部调度系统持续离线，装卸区货物堆积如山。 下午 4:52：AWS承认存在"任务积压"，预计两小时内处理完毕。此时距故障发生已超13小时，英 国政府官网、劳埃德银行等仍未恢复服务。 晚间 7:15：经核查，AWS核心服务于该时段逐步恢复，但第三方卖家平台"Seller Central"等非核 心服务中断至次 ...

亚马逊并未回应外界关于为何该特定数据中心屡次受到影响的进一步询问，而是引用了一份在线声明 称，相关问题已得到"完全缓解"。 此次故障源于所谓的域名系统(DNS)。该系统出现问题后，各类应用程序无法找到AWS云数据库服务 DynamoDB API的正确地址，后者是一个用于存储用户信息及其他关键数据的云数据库。 经过数小时的中断后，许多应用程序在美国当地时间下午逐渐恢复运行。但亚马逊AWS承认，异常增 高的错误率仍在影响多项服务。(作者/箫雨) 凤凰网科技讯 北京时间10月21日，据路透社报道，亚马逊公司周一表示，其弗吉尼亚州北部数据中心 的云计算部门已基本控制住了一场大规模网络中断造成的影响。此次故障导致全球数千个网站陷入混 乱，包括Snapchat和Reddit等部分热门应用。 亚马逊称，已找到问题根源并接近彻底解决，但部分用户仍反映数字钱包Venmo和视频会议网站Zoom 等服务存在使用障碍。从伦敦到东京，此次网络故障让上班族被迫离线，甚至导致人们无法完成日常事 务，如支付理发费用或更改机票。 这是自去年CrowdStrike系统故障导致医院、银行和机场的技术系统瘫痪以来，全球最大的一次网络中 断事件，凸显 ...

图源Downdetector Perplexity首席执行官Aravind Srinivas在X平台上发文称："Perplexity目前无法使用，根本原因是AWS问题，我们正在努力解决。" 10月20日，亚马逊云计算服务AWS遭遇大规模宕机，导致全球多个知名网站和应用程序陷入瘫痪。 这次故障始于美国东部时间上午，影响了亚马逊US-EAST-1区域（位于弗吉尼亚州北部），并逐渐波及更多地区。监测网站Downdetector显示，报告的问题 始于美国东部时间凌晨3点后不久。 图源Downdetector 受影响的服务包括亚马逊自身电商网站，同时波及Snapchat、Robinhood股票交易平台、PayPal旗下的Venmo移动支付、加密货币平台Coinbase、人工智能初 创公司Perplexity等大量依赖AWS的互联网平台。 亚马逊AWS在网站中表示，问题根源与DynamoDB服务有关。 "我们已初步定位美国东部（US-EAST-1）区域 DynamoDB 接口报错率升高的根因：该区域 DynamoDB 终端节点的 DNS 解析出现异常。团队正通过多条路 径并行推进，全力加速恢复。"亚马逊AWS在网站的更新 ...

Core Points - A significant internet outage affected numerous websites and applications globally, primarily due to issues at Amazon's cloud computing service, AWS [1][4][5] - The outage impacted major platforms including Snapchat, Roblox, Signal, Duolingo, and various Amazon-owned services [1][3] - In the UK, Lloyds Bank and its subsidiaries, as well as the HM Revenue and Customs website, experienced disruptions [2][3] Summary by Sections Outage Details - The problems began around 8am BST, with Amazon reporting increased error rates and latencies in its AWS services [4][5] - By 10:30am UK time, Amazon indicated that recovery was underway, confirming that services relying on the US-EAST-1 region were recovering [4] Affected Services - Reports indicated tens of thousands of issues across various platforms in the UK, including Wordle, Coinbase, Slack, and PlayStation Network [3] - The outage had a global ripple effect, with Downdetector reporting problems across multiple continents [5] Technical Insights - Cisco's Thousand Eyes noted a surge in outage reports, particularly in Virginia, where AWS's US-East-1 region is located [6] - Experts suggested that the outage was likely an IT issue rather than a cyber-attack, specifically related to AWS's DynamoDB database system [6][7] Industry Implications - The incident highlighted concerns about the concentration of digital infrastructure within a few companies, emphasizing the need for diversification in cloud computing [7][8] - The UK government is in contact with Amazon regarding the outage, indicating the potential implications for critical services [9]