AWS users reported estimated bills of $1.7 BILLION and $595 Billion despite normal monthly costs under $5. The issue triggered budget alerts at $18 thresholds, showing costs of 78 million and $284,006,266,443.74. Users initially suspected phishing or security breaches before confirming the anomaly on the AWS Health Dashboard.

One user described "EMOTIONAL DAMAGE" seeing a bill requiring "more than 100,000 years" to repay. Another noted heart rate hitting 160 bpm upon seeing $56 billions in estimated costs. The bug appears linked to a unit confusion between GB of storage consumed and Bytes of storage consumed, causing a 2*30 magnitude error.

AWS has acknowledged the issue but not yet sent corrections. Users express frustration over lack of communication and reconsidering cloud strategy, noting "we're not in control of the platform, or our company's expenses." Some darkly joke that owing $1.7 billion makes it "the bank's problem."