AWS Says Some Customer Data Permanently Lost After Iran Drone Strikes
AMZN sits 27% above its 52-week low of $196.
Summary
AWS disclosed that customer data stored in Bahrain and one UAE availability zone is permanently unrecoverable following Iranian drone strikes in March and April. This is the first time a major cloud provider has lost customer data due to an airstrike, according to Infoblox. The outage and data loss raise significant concerns for AWS's reliability and security in the Gulf region, potentially impacting future cloud contracts and investments. Amazon had previously advised customers to migrate to other regions, but some data was exclusively stored in the affected zones. The company remains committed to Bahrain long-term and will provide further updates in early 2027.
At the time of this announcement, AMZN was trading at $248.40 on NASDAQ in the Technology sector, with a market capitalization of approximately $2.7T. The 52-week trading range was $196.00 to $287.20. This news item was assessed with negative market sentiment and an importance score of 8 out of 10. Source: Dow Jones Newswires.