Amazon Web Services back online after 15-hour global outage takes down thousands of websites

Amazon Web Services has announced that all cloud operations have returned to normal following a massive 15-hour outage that crippled over 1,000 websites and applications worldwide, affecting millions of users across banking, gaming, and social media platforms for about entire day.

The disruption, which began at approximately 3 a.m. ET on October 20, left millions unable to access essential services ranging from banking apps and social media platforms to gaming sites and smart home devices.