Claims: Amazon Web Services customers receive bills for up to $1.5tn after global glitch
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- title: Amazon Web Services customers receive bills for up to $1.5tn after global glitch Source
- url: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jul/17/amazon-web-services-customers-trillion-dollar-bills-global-glitch Source
- summary: One UK man whose bill is usually less than £1 says he ‘almost had a heart attack’ when he saw £5.8bn invoice People always suspected big tech was greedy, but not quite like this. Patrons of Amazon Web Services have been landed with panic-inducing monthly bills running as high as $1.5tn for subscriptions that usually cost less than the price of a cup of coffee. From Bangalore to Bolsover, the bills have been causing alarm after a computer glitch resulted in the astronomical invoices being dispatc… Source
- published: Fri, 17 Jul 2026 15:13:56 GMT Source