A major outage at Amazon Web Services (AWS) has left a number of websites and apps down today - including Snapchat, Slack, Ring, Vodafone, Signal, Virgin Media and UK banks - with the HMRC website also affected View 2 Images The outage has been brutal (Image: AFP via Getty Images)

Scores of websites and apps have crashed today after a massive Amazon Web Services (AWS) meltdow n. AWS underpins the tech backbone of countless digital platforms, but the service is currently facing major problems - leaving a swathe of online services in chaos. ‌

The disruption has hit Snapchat, Slack, Ring, Vodafone, Signal, Virgin Media, BT, EE and Sky, alongside the websites and apps of leading UK banks including Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland. The HMRC website has also been knocked offl

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