Amazon Web Services (AWS) experienced a significant outage on October 20, 2025, in its US-EAST-1 region, one of its largest data hubs. The disruption led to increased error rates and latencies, impacting a wide range of global platforms and services that rely on AWS infrastructure. Among the affected were major services such as Snapchat, Robinhood, and Coinbase, as well as Amazon's own Prime Video and Alexa. The widespread connectivity issues were confirmed by AWS and reported by numerous users and affected companies. There has been no immediate detailed explanation from Amazon or a specific timeline for full service restoration.