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March 3, 2026
Banking and Payments Services Disrupted After Amazon UAE Data Centers Hit in Drone Strikes
U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran have prompted a wave of retaliatory attacks across the Middle East.
TL;DR
- Drone strikes damaged AWS data centers in the UAE and Bahrain, causing widespread outages.
- Consumer apps like Careem, Alaan, and Hubpay reported disruptions.
- Banking providers ADCB and Emirates NBD, along with enterprise software providers like Snowflake, experienced service interruptions.
- The strikes resulted in structural damage, power loss, and water damage to AWS infrastructure.
- AWS recommended customers migrate workloads to other regions due to the ongoing disruption.
- The incident is linked to retaliatory attacks following U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran.
- Global markets reacted to the conflict, with U.S., European, and Asian stocks falling and oil prices rising.
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