WIRED reported that Amazon Web Services (AWS) experienced major DNS resolution failures early Monday in its US-EAST-1 region, disrupting access to Amazon.com, Ring, Alexa, WhatsApp, ChatGPT, Venmo, Epic Games, and several UK government websites.

AWS traced the problem to its DynamoDB API endpoint resolution. The company applied mitigations by 5:22 a.m. ET and said core issues were resolved by 6:35 a.m. ET.

The outage underscored the internet’s dependence on centralized cloud infrastructure, showing how a single point of failure can trigger cascading disruptions across industries. AWS said it found no evidence of malicious activity.

The DX Brief

  • DNS issues in AWS’s US-EAST-1 region began around 3 a.m. ET, affecting DynamoDB API endpoints
  • Outage disrupted Amazon.com, Ring, Alexa, WhatsApp, ChatGPT, Venmo, and Epic Games services
  • Some British government websites were impacted, exposing public-sector reliance on commercial clouds
  • AWS said it applied fixes by 6:35 a.m. ET and advised users to flush DNS caches
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Read the full article at WIRED.