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Iran hits Amazon data centres in jolt to Gulf AI drive

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Iran launched cyberattacks on Amazon Web Services (AWS) data centers in March 2026, disrupting cloud services critical to Gulf nations’ AI infrastructure and economic diversification plans. The assault targeted AWS regions in Bahrain and the UAE, where Gulf states host AI training models and quantum computing research, delaying key projects like Saudi Arabia’s $40 billion AI push. Iran’s state-backed hackers exploited zero-day vulnerabilities in AWS’s quantum-resistant encryption layers, raising concerns about post-quantum cybersecurity preparedness in critical cloud infrastructure. Gulf officials warned the attack could accelerate regional decoupling from Western cloud providers, prompting investments in sovereign data centers and homegrown quantum-safe encryption standards. The incident underscores escalating cyber warfare risks as AI and quantum technologies become strategic assets, with experts calling for urgent international norms on state-sponsored digital sabotage.
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