AWS Outage Linked To DNS At US-East; 113 Services Hit

Sunita Somvanshi

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Outage recap, market moves, and a rare‑earths pact — quick, factual, and interactive

Amazon Web Services reported a wide disruption with recovery later the same day. Reports referenced DNS issues connected to a technical update affecting DynamoDB APIs in a primary U.S. region. A same‑day recovery note and a forthcoming post‑event summary were referenced. Separate items: Apple shares reached records amid early iPhone 17 demand signals, General Motors and Coca‑Cola posted quarterly beats, a U.S. shutdown status comment suggested resolution within the week, and the U.S.–Australia rare‑earths plans were outlined.

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At‑a‑glance
113
Services affected
~30%
AWS global share
1,000+
Companies impacted
Same day
Operations restored
Timeline (UTC)
07:11
Major outage observed with reports across social platforms, media, banking, gaming, smart home, and travel utilities.
During event
Error patterns aligned with DNS resolution problems tied to DynamoDB API update in a primary region.
10:11
Recovery reported; operations returned to normal with backlog processing noted.
Post‑event
A post‑event summary was referenced for release.
Outage basics
Region referenced
Northern Virginia (US‑East)
Primary region referenced
Example dependent service footprint (illustrative)
Same‑day items (concise)
Closing note
The coverage listed outage timing, a DNS‑related description linked to a DynamoDB API update, reported service impact, and the same‑day restoration. Additional items included the Apple share move, earnings updates from General Motors and Coca‑Cola, a shutdown status comment, and an outline of U.S.–Australia rare‑earth plans. Links referenced above.

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