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The strikes on Amazon data centers caused permanent loss of customer data due to the damage exceeding the infrastructure's designed resilience.

TechnologyCybersecurityGeopoliticsSep 16, 2026score 3.182 posts · 1513 replies across 2 instances
The thread discusses the impact of Iran's strikes on Amazon data centers, highlighting concerns about data loss and the resilience of AWS infrastructure. The discussion includes questions about data redundancy and the effectiveness of current protective measures.

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The strikes on Amazon data centers caused permanent loss of customer data due to the damage exceeding the infrastructure's designed resilience.
Parent: TechnologyEntity: AWS Data CentersImpact: negativeDate: Sep 16, 2026 - Sep 17, 2026Target: The resilience of AWS data centers against physical attacks
Data redundancy measures are insufficient to prevent permanent data loss in the event of physical attacks on data centers.
Parent: CybersecurityEntity: Data RedundancyImpact: negativeDate: Sep 16, 2026 - Sep 17, 2026Target: The adequacy of data redundancy in protecting against physical attacks

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Iran strikes on Amazon data centers caused permanent loss of customer data War damage to data centers exceeded what AWS services are designed to withstand. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/09/iran-strikes-on-amazon-data-centers-caused-permanent-loss-of-customer-data/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
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Iran strikes on Amazon data centers caused permanent loss of customer data - Ars Technica (Wait I thought there is some sort of redundancy for the data) https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/09/iran-strikes-on-amazon-data-centers-caused-permanent-loss-of-customer-data/
5 boosts · 1 favs · 1 replies · Sep 17, 2026