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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.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Ars Technica
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- Reported by WIRED and published Wed, 16 Sep 2026 19:45:41 UTC.
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Iran strikes on Amazon data centers caused permanent loss of customer data
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