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2 mentions in 7 days · 3 in 30 days · 3 total · first seen Sep 2, 2026 · last 2h ago

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Iranian strikes on AWS facilities left customer data beyond recovery in Bahrain, UAE

AWS confirms permanent customer data loss in its Bahrain region and one UAE availability zone six months after Iranian drone strikes destroyed Middle East infrastructure.

In September 15 updates, AWS said it cannot restore customer data hosted exclusively in the Middle East (Bahrain) region (me-south-1) or in availability zone mec1-az2 of the Middle East (UAE) region (me-central-1), following Iranian drone strikes that began in early March 2026 in retaliation for a joint US-Israeli military campaign. Bahrain's damage spanned multiple availability zones and exceeded the region's redundancy design; a second UAE-zone disruption in April took Bahrain fully offline at one point. Most customers had already relocated using backups or alternative solutions; AWS promised a UAE restoration update in coming months and a Bahrain update in early 2027.

Help Net Security13:12 UTC · 2h agoIndustry 2 sources

AWS Says Some Cloud Data Cannot Be Recovered After Data Centers Suffer War Damage

AWS confirmed some customer data in war-damaged Middle East data centers is permanently unrecoverable after Iranian drone strikes hit Bahrain and UAE facilities.

Amazon Web Services said in a September 15 Health Dashboard update that it is unable to restore data hosted exclusively in its Bahrain me-south-1 region and the UAE mec1-az2 availability zone after Iranian missile and drone strikes that began in March. Damage in Bahrain spanned multiple availability zones, exceeding what AWS regional and multi-AZ services are designed to withstand. Customers without backups outside the affected footprint lost data permanently; AWS has suspended regional billing, notified authorities in both countries, and expects further UAE updates in coming months and Bahrain updates in early 2027.

Cyber Security Newsupdated 13:12 UTC · 2h agofirst 10:52 UTC · 4h agoIndustry 2 sources

U.K. Supreme Court Opens Door for Spyware Victims to Sue Foreign States

UK Supreme Court ruled Bahrain not immune from spyware litigation, letting two dissidents pursue claims over FinSpy hacking; case returns to the High Court.

The UK Supreme Court ruled in The Kingdom of Bahrain v. Shehabi that Bahrain is not immune from litigation over its alleged use of FinSpy spyware against two Bahraini dissidents living in the UK. Citizen Lab researchers Siena Anstis, Natalia Krapiva, and Kate Pundyk, writing in Lawfare, called the decision a milestone for accountability in transnational repression. The case now returns to the UK High Court, where attribution, causation, and injury must be proven.

Citizen LabSep 2, 14:14 UTC · 15d agoPolicy & legal in the wild

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vendor Amazon Web Services 2 organization Amazon Web Services 2 product AWS Middle East (Bahrain) 1 product AWS Middle East (UAE) 1 product FinSpy 1 product me-south-1 1 vendor Citizen Lab 1 vendor Lawfare 1 vendor UK Supreme Court 1 victim AWS customers in Bahrain and UAE 1 threat actor Iran 1 victim Bahraini dissidents in the UK 1 threat actor Kingdom of Bahrain 1

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