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Iran Strikes On Amazon Data Centers Caused Permanent Loss of Customer

Iran Strikes On Amazon Data Centers Caused Permanent Loss of Customer Data

Iran Strikes On Amazon Data Centers Caused Permanent Loss of Customer

TL;DRIranian strikes destroyed Amazon data centers, causing permanent customer data loss.

Why it matters: Raises concerns about cloud infrastructure vulnerability to geopolitical attacks and data backup redundancy.

Ars Technica reports: Half a year after Iranian drone strikes knocked out multiple Amazon data centers, the US tech company has acknowledged the permanent loss of some customer data that was hosted in Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates. Amazon Web Services was "unable to…

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