Iran Has Attacked Amazon's Data Centers

Internet outages are being recorded in the Middle East.

Amazon Web Services said several of its data centers in the Middle East were damaged by drone strikes carried out by Iran or related forces.

It was reported by Marketplace.

Two sites were hit in the UAE, while another in Bahrain was damaged by a nearby explosion.

The attacks caused disruptions to a number of mobile applications in the region, particularly banking and payment services.

Analysts say data centers are an important part of the digital economy.

Experts are concerned about the security of data centers, which are now the backbone of the functioning of the Internet and the artificial intelligence economy.

Amazon Web Services is the world's largest cloud computing provider. The service provides companies, governments and individuals with computing power, data storage and other digital services.

Why is it important?"

The majority of cloud services in the world are controlled by Amazon, Microsoft and Google.

What is being said in Iran?"

Iranian state media has justified the attacks by explaining that Amazon's facilities allegedly support U.S. military operations.

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