Comment by whackernews

5 months ago

A new kind of war where people won’t be able to get next day delivery on the 5m USB-C cable that they ordered.

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andrew_gs  5 months ago

Or can't withdraw money from their FAB bank accounts as it's dependent on AWS infra. This is pretty much entirely to do with AWS and not the retail website.

fastball  5 months ago

That is... not what AWS data centers are primarily used for in 2026.

  • whackernews  5 months ago

    You mean they’re not used to sell me cheap Chinese USB-C cables?

    • allanmacgregor  5 months ago

      You confused AWS with Amazon distribution and warehouses, and you are doubling down ? Likely or not, much of the world's infrastructure runs on or through AWS data centers. Attacks like this can cause significant disruption.

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    • esseph  5 months ago

      AWS is also running government, military, medical, university etc systems. Banking.