On October 20, 2025, Amazon Web Services (AWS) encountered operational issues, causing service disruptions or outages for hundreds of websites and applications globally. Affected applications include popular games, entertainment services, and applications in various other fields. Amazon stated that its engineers are working diligently to contain the impact and identify the cause of the issue. This outage affected 28 services, particularly those in the 'US East (N. Virginia)' region. Data from tracking website DownDetector showed a significant increase in the number of user-reported outages.
