Significant Web Outage Hits Dozens Sites and Applications

A widespread internet disruption has impacted numerous sites and apps globally, and users experiencing problems accessing the internet due to difficulties at the online infrastructure system.

The affected services comprise Snapchat, Roblox, Signal, and Duolingo, as well as multiple Amazon-managed services like its main retail website and the Ring security doorbell company.

In the UK, Lloyds bank was impacted along with its subsidiaries Halifax and the Scottish bank, with also reports of difficulties reaching the the tax authority site on Monday morning. Also in the UK, many Ring customers used online platforms to complain their security devices were failing.

Solely in the United Kingdom, reports of problems on individual platforms reached the thousands for each app.

Officials confirmed that the outage started in the Atlantic coast of the US at AWS, a division that offers vital web framework for a host of firms, who utilize resources on AWS infrastructure. Amazon Web Services is the world’s largest online services platform.

Shortly after the start of the day (PDT) in the America (8am BST), officials reported “elevated problem frequencies and slowdowns” for the cloud services in a area on the eastern US of the US. The ripple effect seemed to hit apps around the world, and the outage tracking website reporting problems with the corresponding services in multiple continents.

The monitoring service Thousand Eyes, a tool that reports on internet outages, additionally noted a rise in issues on that morning, including several cases found in the Virginia area, the site of the eastern US data center where officials confirmed the problems originated.