Understanding the DNS Root Cause of the Latest AWS Outage
On October 20, 2025, a problem in one AWS region us-east-1 in Northern Virginia caused a massive chain reaction that took down parts of the internet. Apps and services people use every day, like Snapchat, Reddit, Venmo, Coinbase, Zoom, Signal, Roblox, Fortnite, and even internal Amazon services like Prime Video and Alexa, were disrupted.
Jean-Pascal
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