AWS DNS Failure Causes Widespread Outage
A large-scale global outage occurred on Amazon Web Services (AWS), disrupting various platforms and digital tools, including Alexa, Fortnite, and ChatGPT.
Publish date: 2025-10-20 16:08, by Hilbert Hagedoorn.
The outage highlights the risks of relying on centralized cloud infrastructures, with even companies using Google Cloud and Microsoft Azure reporting secondary service degradation.
- Alexa
- Fortnite
- ChatGPT
- Slack
- Roblox
- PlayStation Network
- Prime Video
The event highlights the need for more resilient and decentralized architectures to prevent future large-scale service disruptions.
AWS reports that most operations have returned to normal.
Author's summary: AWS outage disrupts major platforms.