How a Typo Temporarily Took Down the Internet

Depending on where you live and which websites you visit you may have noticed the internet acting up on Tuesday (Feb 28, 2017). Countless websites were disrupted, and millions of people were affected. And now, thanks to Amazon admitting the truth, we know how it happened… According to Amazon’s pithily titled “Summary of the Amazon S3 Service Disruption in the Northern Virginia (US-EAST-1) Region” a single typo was responsible for taking down the internet. And no, that’s not a typo. One small mistake by an unfortunate engineer killed the internet for several hours. Have You Tried Turning It Off and...

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