AWS Outage Sends Shockwaves Through Payments, Apps and Even Smart Mattresses
A major Amazon Web Services outage on Oct. 19-20, 2025, disrupted thousands of websites and apps worldwide, including Snapchat, Netflix, and UAE banking platforms. Amazon traced the failure to a DNS automation bug in its DynamoDB system, which broke connectivity until engineers manually restored records. UAE banks reported payment failures and double charges, urging customers to check statements.