Drone Strikes Damage AWS Data Centers in UAE and Bahrain, Causing Outages

Summary

Amazon says drone strikes physically damaged AWS facilities in the UAE and Bahrain, disrupting services in both regions. Repairs and software-based recovery are underway; the UK NCSC warned of increased Iranian cyberattack risk.

Key points

Amazon said two UAE facilities were directly struck; a nearby drone strike in Bahrain caused physical impacts to AWS infrastructure.
The damage included structural impacts, power disruptions and water damage from fire suppression.
Three availability zones remain affected: two in the UAE and one in Bahrain.
AWS is repairing facilities and pursuing software-based recovery paths while helping customers back up data and migrate workloads.
The UK NCSC warned British organizations of heightened Iranian cyberattack risk amid the regional conflict.

Article Details

Event Type: Drone strikes physically damaged AWS data center infrastructure in the UAE and Bahrain.
Impact: The strikes caused structural damage, power disruption, and water damage from fire suppression, resulting in an extensive outage affecting dozens of cloud services. Three availability zones remained impaired or affected by a localized power issue; Amazon was repairing infrastructure and pursuing software-based recovery options.