Outage-tracking service Downdetector posted that user reports had been flagging problems with Amazon Web Services since 8:41 p.m. EST, asking followers how the disruption was affecting them and ...

Amazon Web Services (AWS) have been offline for a substantial amount of time today as Amazon continues to work to bring the servers affected back to full functionality and figure out what happened.

A problem with Amazon’s cloud computing service crashed large swaths of the internet Monday, including government sites, social media, gaming, streaming, universities, financial platforms and more.

Amazon Web Services, a major provider of cloud services for companies, said most services were back up after an issue caused outages at many websites. Jenny Gross Reporting from London An outage ...