Some AWS customer data in Bahrain and UAE reportedly lost permanently after Iranian strikes
Ars Technica, citing AWS's September 15 update, reports that access cannot be restored to resources and data across all three Bahrain availability zones and one of three UAE zones.
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Ars Technica, citing AWS's September 15, 2026, dashboard update, reports permanent losses of some customer data six months after Iranian drones first struck its Bahrain and UAE data centers. The affected infrastructure spans all three Bahrain availability zones and one UAE zone; each zone is served by one or more data centers.
AWS said the damage in Bahrain exceeded what its regional and multi-zone services were designed to withstand. Recovery work was continuing on regional resources and the other two UAE zones, while the company promised a further Bahrain update in early 2027.
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