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AWS confirms Iran strikes permanently destroyed customer data in Bahrain, UAE

AWS confirms permanent, unrecoverable loss of customer data

2 Sep 16 12:40 PM · 7d ago · 4 articles · 13 posts · 1 comment · 5 sources · development 2 of 5

Ars Technica reports AWS has now stated that some customer data in the affected Bahrain and UAE zones is permanently lost, not merely delayed in recovery; the specific UAE zone named is mec1-az2.

AWS confirms permanent, unrecoverable loss of customer data
arstechnica.com

“War damage to data centers exceeded what AWS services are designed to withstand.”

Ars Technica / AWS

Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud provider whose data centers were struckIran Military actor behind the strikesAWS executive (Wood) AWS leader quoted in prior CBS interviewAffected AWS customers Businesses using the Bahrain/UAE regions

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1AWS says it still can't restore Bahrain…2AWS confirms permanent, unrecoverable…3–4Wired, CircleID and wire coverage widen…
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What was reported 2 claims about this development

  1. 4 outlets Iranian strikes on AWS facilities left customer data beyond recovery in Bahrain, UAE

    first by Help Net Security, 7d ago · also Wall Street Journal, CircleID, Ars Technica

    3 more headlines
  2. 2 outlets Customer Data Permanently Lost in Iran Strikes on Amazon Data Centers

    first by Mastodon, 6d ago · also Wired

What people said 4 voices · best of 6 · verbatim

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