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AWS EC2 Outage Disrupts Services Due to Power Loss in US-EAST-1 Region

AWS EC2 Outage Disrupts Services Due to Power Loss in US-EAST-1 Region

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ThreatCluster •May 9, 2026 at 23:06 UTC
  • •AWS experienced a power outage in the US-EAST-1 region, impacting EC2 and EBS services.
  • •Major platforms like Coinbase and FanDuel reported trading disruptions due to the outage.
  • •AWS is working to restore services but has warned of slower recovery times than expected.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) reported a power outage affecting its EC2 instances in the US-EAST-1 region on May 7, 2026. The outage was caused by overheating in a single availability zone, leading to impairments in EC2 instances and EBS volumes. Users reported elevated error rates and latencies, impacting services like Coinbase and FanDuel. AWS has acknowledged the issue and is working to restore normal operations, but recovery efforts are slower than anticipated. As of May 8, AWS has made some progress in restoring cooling systems and recovering affected hardware. The incident has drawn attention due to previous outages in the same region, which have historically caused significant disruptions.

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Timeline

2026-05-07
Power outage reported in US-EAST-1 region
AWS identified problems in the use1-az4 availability zone due to overheating, affecting EC2 and EBS services.
Theregister
2026-05-07
User reports of service disruptions
Users reported inaccessible servers and issues with the AWS Dashboard during the outage.
Theregister
2026-05-08
AWS updates on recovery efforts
AWS announced progress in restoring cooling systems and recovering some affected racks, but full recovery is still ongoing.
Theregister
2026-05-08
Impact on trading platforms confirmed
Coinbase and FanDuel reported operational issues due to the AWS outage, affecting user access and trading capabilities.
News.Ycombinator

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