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Amazon AWS Billing Glitch Causes Trillion-Dollar Invoices Worldwide
How 2 Israeli newsrooms covered this story — translated into English and compared side by side.
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First reported by Ynet · 17 hours ago
What happened
A billing error in Amazon's AWS cloud service caused users worldwide to receive invoices with unrealistically high amounts, some exceeding trillions of dollars. Amazon confirmed it was a system glitch, not a security breach, and assured customers the issue would be fixed automatically without any real charges.
- 01Amazon AWS billing glitch caused invoices exceeding trillions of dollars globally.
- 02Users from India, the UK, Israel, and others reported inflated charges on social media.
- 03Amazon confirmed the issue was a system error, not a security breach.
- 04No real charges were made; corrections will be automatic.
- 05The glitch involved miscalculations in resource usage and cost display.
- 06AWS serves many global companies, making the incident notable for Amazon's reputation.
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