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Service outage

Cause of Amazon’s prolonged cloud outage unknown, experts compare impact to coordinated cyber attack

FILE PHOTO: Attendees walk through AWS re:Invent 2022, a conference hosted by Amazon Web Services (AWS), in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., November 30, 2022. Noah Berger/AWS/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Attendees walk through AWS re:Invent 2022, a conference hosted by Amazon Web Services (AWS), in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., November 30, 2022. Noah Berger/AWS/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT/File Photo

Amazon says AWS cloud service is back to normal after outage disrupts businesses worldwide

The Amazon Web Services Data Center known as US East 1 in Ashburn, Virginia.
The Amazon Web Services Data Center known as US East 1 in Ashburn, Virginia.

Amazon’s cloud unit recovering after major outage disrupts apps, services worldwide

A check on Downdetector shows that the disruption to Amazon services was also reported in Singapore.
A check on Downdetector shows that the disruption to Amazon services was also reported in Singapore.

‘Leg day workout’: Workers in 106-floor Malaysian skyscraper clamber down stairs after power outage

Netizens joked about how the incident turned out to be an unexpected “leg day workout” for some.
Netizens joked about how the incident turned out to be an unexpected “leg day workout” for some.

Singtel pledges support for troubled Optus, says transformation ‘will take time’

On the financial front, Singtel has pumped billions of dollars into Optus.
On the financial front, Singtel has pumped billions of dollars into Optus.

Optus suffers another outage that disrupted emergency calls ahead of Singtel visit

The issue affected around 4,500 customers and calls made between 3am and 12.20pm, including some emergency calls.
The issue affected around 4,500 customers and calls made between 3am and 12.20pm, including some emergency calls.

Singtel summoned by Australia as penalty over fatal Optus outage looms

Australian Communications Minister has asked to speak to Singtel when a company delegation is in Australia next week, a fatal outage at its Optus.
Australian Communications Minister has asked to speak to Singtel when a company delegation is in Australia next week, a fatal outage at its Optus.

Australian telco giant Optus slapped with $85 million fine over ‘appalling’ sales conduct

Optus, one of Australia’s top telecoms providers, is grappling with fallout from a network outage linked to several deaths.
Optus, one of Australia’s top telecoms providers, is grappling with fallout from a network outage linked to several deaths.

Singtel faces another Optus crisis with call outage that led to at least 3 deaths in Australia

A technical failure on Sept 18 disrupted emergency calls at Optus and resulted in at least three deaths.
A technical failure on Sept 18 disrupted emergency calls at Optus and resulted in at least three deaths.

X back up after brief outage hits US users, Downdetector shows

There were thousands of users reporting issues with X, Downdetector showed.
There were thousands of users reporting issues with X, Downdetector showed.

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