Internet Outage Disrupts Microsoft, Amazon Servers Across Virginia and DC After 12:30 a.m.
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Updated · wcbcradio.com · Jun 11
Internet Outage Disrupts Microsoft, Amazon Servers Across Virginia and DC After 12:30 a.m.
1 articles · Updated · wcbcradio.com · Jun 11
Summary
Just after 12:30 a.m., a widespread internet outage hit Microsoft, Amazon and other application servers across Virginia and Washington, D.C.
The disruption was reported by internet service to the Joint Communications Center in Cumberland, indicating a regional infrastructure problem rather than an isolated company-specific failure.
Internet-based credit card readers, bank ATMs and teleworkers relying on voice-over-IP phones were flagged for additional service disruptions as the outage spread.
The incident points to broader knock-on risks for payments, cash access and remote work when core server connectivity in the Virginia-DC corridor is interrupted.