AWS reports data loss in Middle East after drone strikes
AWS 報告稱中東地區在無人機襲擊後發生數據丟失
更新於: 2026年9月18日 上午01:00
In a significant incident highlighting the physical risks to digital infrastructure, Amazon Web Services (AWS) confirmed that some customer data hosted in the Middle East is permanently lost.
在一場凸顯數位基礎設施所面臨實體風險的重大事件中，亞馬遜雲端運算服務（AWS）證實，部分託管於中東的客戶資料已永久遺失。
The damage stems from Iranian drone strikes that targeted AWS facilities in Bahrain and the UAE in March 2026.
此次損害源於 2026 年 3 月針對位於巴林與阿拉伯聯合大公國（UAE）AWS 設施的伊朗無人機攻擊。
While AWS employs advanced multi-zone redundancy, the scale of the physical destruction—caused by both the drone impacts and subsequent fire suppression efforts—surpassed the capacity of these safety systems.
儘管 AWS 採用了先進的多區域備援（Redundancy）系統，但由無人機撞擊及隨後的滅火行動所造成的實體破壞規模，超出了這些安全系統的承受能力。
In Bahrain, resources hosted exclusively in that region remain inaccessible, while one specific Availability Zone in the UAE suffered permanent data loss.
在巴林，僅託管於該區域的資源目前仍無法存取，而在阿拉伯聯合大公國（UAE），有一個特定的可用區域（Availability Zone）遭遇了永久性的資料遺失。
This event underscores a critical vulnerability: even advanced cloud systems can struggle when faced with large-scale physical warfare.
此事件凸顯了一個關鍵的脆弱點：即使是先進的雲端系統，在面對大規模實體戰爭時也可能難以招架。
It serves as a stark reminder to organizations worldwide that while cloud providers offer high availability, geographic and geopolitical risks necessitate robust, off-site backup strategies to ensure true data sovereignty and business continuity.
這也對全球的組織提出了一項嚴厲的警示：儘管雲端供應商提供高可用性，但地理與地緣政治風險仍要求企業制定健全的異地備份策略，以確保真正的資料主權與業務持續營運。
