Iranian drone strikes on Amazon data centers in Bahrain and the UAE have caused permanent, irretrievable loss of customer data six months after the attacks. AWS confirmed it cannot restore access across all three availability zones in Bahrain and lost data in one zone in the UAE, with billing suspended and restoration efforts ongoing.
Background
Amazon Web Services operates data centers across the Middle East, including regions in Bahrain and the UAE, serving as critical infrastructure for countless enterprises. This incident marks one of the first instances where military conflict has caused irreversible cloud data loss at scale.
- Source
- Ars Technica
- Published
- Sep 17, 2026 at 12:40 AM
- Score
- 8.0 / 10