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

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War damage to data centers exceeded what AWS services are designed to withstand.

Directly affected

  • AMZN AMAZON COM INC

    The reported development directly names AMAZON COM INC in the headline; GA resolved that company to AMZN.

Indirectly affected

  • FRO Frontline

    Tanker operators earn more when freight rates spike

  • INSW International Seaways

    Tanker operators earn more when freight rates spike

  • DHT DHT Holdings

    Tanker operators earn more when freight rates spike

  • TNK Teekay Tankers

    Tanker operators earn more when freight rates spike

  • USO United States Oil Fund

    Oil prices move when Iranian supply is at risk

  • XLE Energy Select Sector SPDR

    Energy companies move with Iran supply risk

  • LMT Lockheed Martin

    Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises

  • RTX RTX

    Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises

  • XOM Exxon Mobil

    Oil producers earn more when crude prices rise

  • DAL Delta Air Lines

    Airlines pay more for fuel when oil prices jump

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

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War damage to data centers exceeded what AWS services are designed to withstand.

Source: Ars Technica

How far Amazon Com (AMZN) has moved since 16 Sep 2026

Since the first closing price after “Iran strikes on Amazon data centers caused permanent loss of customer data,” Amazon Com (AMZN) is +4.53%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is +0.52% over the same days, a +4.01% difference versus the market. industrial stocks (XLI) is -1.36%, a +5.89% difference versus that group of stocks.

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Who reported a Amazon Com (AMZN) trade near this story

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Who gains and who loses around Amazon Com (AMZN)

Companies mentioned with this story

  • AMZN Amazon Com

    Amazon Com (AMZN) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence in the 16 Sep 2026 story “Iran strikes on Amazon data centers caused permanent loss of customer data.” Reason on file: The reported development directly names AMAZON COM INC in the headline; GA resolved that company to AMZN

  • ITA IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF

    For “Iran strikes on Amazon data centers caused permanent loss of customer data,” IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Material security escalation can alter defense demand expectations and risk premia

  • XAR Spdr Series Trust

    For “Iran strikes on Amazon data centers caused permanent loss of customer data,” Spdr Series Trust (XAR) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Material security escalation can alter defense demand expectations and risk premia

  • GIEQ Goldman Sachs Etf Tr Data Enha

    For “Iran strikes on Amazon data centers caused permanent loss of customer data,” Goldman Sachs Etf Tr Data Enha (GIEQ) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected GIEQ as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: data. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • PPA Invesco Aerospace & Defense Etf

    For “Iran strikes on Amazon data centers caused permanent loss of customer data,” Invesco Aerospace & Defense Etf (PPA) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected PPA as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: defense. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • RACK Vaneck Etf Tr Vaneck Data Cent

    For “Iran strikes on Amazon data centers caused permanent loss of customer data,” Vaneck Etf Tr Vaneck Data Cent (RACK) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected RACK as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: data. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • WAR U.S. Global Technology And Aerospace & Defense Etf

    U.S. Global Technology And Aerospace & Defense Etf (WAR) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 16 Sep 2026 story “Iran strikes on Amazon data centers caused permanent loss of customer data.” Reason on file: GA selected WAR as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: defense. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • GLD Spdr Gold Trust

    Spdr Gold Trust (GLD) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 16 Sep 2026 story “Iran strikes on Amazon data centers caused permanent loss of customer data.” Reason on file: Material security escalation can affect safe-haven and macro-risk proxies; this is a monitoring relationship, not a directional prediction

Amazon Com (AMZN) and the defense link

“Iran strikes on Amazon data centers caused permanent loss of customer data” (16 Sep 2026) reaches Amazon Com (AMZN) through Defense.

For Amazon Com (AMZN), the reason on file says The reported development directly names AMAZON COM INC in the headline; GA resolved that company to AMZN

IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) is here too. Its reason reads: Material security escalation can alter defense demand expectations and risk premia

Price levels for Amazon Com (AMZN)

AMZN traded between 244.75 and 263.72 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 262.50. ITA traded between 201.08 and 217.79 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 207.60. XAR traded between 216.28 and 245.40 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 223.20.

A simple score for Amazon Com (AMZN)

46 out of 100

“Iran strikes on Amazon data centers caused permanent loss of customer data” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 10 linked companies.