The attacks were believed to be the first time data centers had been attacked with drones. It likely won’t be the last, experts say.

Drone attacks damaged multiple data centers, revealing their vulnerability amid regional growth. Here's what that means for the Internet's future. (AP Photo)

An Iranian bank data center in Tehran has reportedly been struck by a missile by US-Israeli forces. The Jerusalem Post and London-based outlet Iran International report that a Sepah Bank facility was struck by a missile early Wednesday (March 11).

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U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran have prompted a wave of retaliatory attacks across the Middle East.

The disrupted AWS regions highlight tech's growth and increased vulnerability in the Middle East, where Amazon currently has three geographic regions spread between Bahrain, the UAE and Israel. All of them have been launched since 2019. Amazon also has a planned AWS region in Saudi Arabia.

Amazon Web Services confirmed that several of its data centers in the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain were damaged after drone strikes, disrupting service on several consumer apps in the region.

Amazon Web Services said on Sunday that connectivity from one of its UAE facilities went down after "objects" hit it and sparked a fire.

How the American and Israeli war with Iran took down the internet.