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Customer Data Permanently Lost in Iran Strikes on Amazon Data Centers

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What happened

Amazon Web Services didn’t design its data centers to withstand war, and now the company admits it can’t recover what’s been lost.

Key facts

  • Reported by WIRED and published Thu, 17 Sep 2026 19:15:00 UTC.

Why it matters

Platform, chip and AI decisions set the terms other companies have to build on, so a single announcement here tends to ripple through products, supply chains and regulation.

What to watch next

  • Availability, pricing and rollout regions
  • Independent testing or verification of the claims made
  • Responses from regulators and competing platforms

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When each newsroom published on this story, oldest first — all times UTC.

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