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Global Internet Disruption: AWS Outage Hits Major Services

2/15/2026

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A disruption to Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud computing affected internet use globally on February 15, 2026, knocking out services including Snapchat, Roblox, Fortnite, and Signal.
AWS attributed the outage to problems with its domain name system.
Recovery began about three hours after the outage started, with AWS reporting significant error rates.
Cybersecurity experts said outages cause intermittent glitches during recovery.
They noted such events are not evidence of cyberattacks.

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Story summary

A disruption to Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud computing affected internet use globally on February 15, 2026, knocking out services including Snapchat, Roblox, Fortnite, and Signal.
AWS attributed the outage to problems with its domain name system.
Recovery began about three hours after the outage started, with AWS reporting significant error rates.
Cybersecurity experts said outages cause intermittent glitches during recovery.
They noted such events are not evidence of cyberattacks.