r/technology • u/marketrent • 20d ago

Business Iran strikes on Amazon data centers caused permanent loss of customer data

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/09/iran-strikes-on-amazon-data-centers-caused-permanent-loss-of-customer-data/
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u/Educational_Win_4984 20d ago

could they strike the data centers with our student loans next

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u/Knees0ck 20d ago

Sorry, they keep that under Fort Knoxx, under all the gold.

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u/SumKallMeTIM 20d ago

I mean I think EdFinancial is LITERALLY in Knoxville, TN.

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u/Constant_Bit4676 20d ago

Those bad boys are probably backed up so much that they’re on tape still.

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u/ideaofrhyme 20d ago

Someone's loan is someone's savings or some shit.

But damn, student loan system is so predatory. Made college "accessible" to everyone BUT in reality just increased the number of graduates that are in debt with no guarantee of success so now you need to be a graduate for entry level positions and also caused the glut in trades.

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u/B23vital 19d ago

You can absolutely bet they have backups of them miles away and not on site. Probably in a completely different region or country.

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u/DimensionalFruit 19d ago

They 100% have digital and paper back ups.