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Why were AWS zones knocked offline by Iran strikes? #tech
Reuters World News4 hours ago
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This article reports AWS availability zones in Bahrain and Dubai going 'hard down' after Iranian strikes, indicating a direct hit on critical digital infrastructure. It fits the broader regional conflict pattern and represents a significant escalation into the cloud services domain.
Summary
AWS availability zones ‘hard down’ after Iran strikes In the wake of reported Iranian strikes, Amazon Web Services experienced outages affecting availability zones in Bahrain and Dubai. Internal memo details described by reporting say that two AWS zones were rendered “hard down,” meaning service…
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Identified Entities
Countries & Regions
IranAmazon Web ServicesBahrainUnited Arab Emirates
Weapons & Military
strikes
Threat Indicators
military action
nuclear threat
cyber warfare
terrorism
Key Phrases
"Direct attack linked to active Iran conflict""Critical cloud infrastructure outage""Regional spillover affecting civilian and potentially military systems"