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GPS jamming hits the Strait of Hormuz.
WIRED reports that GPS jamming attacks have disrupted more than 1,100 ships in the Strait of Hormuz since the first US-Israeli strikes against Iran on February 28th. Maritime intelligence firm Windward said in a report that interference attacks against GPS or automatic identification system (AIS) technology have made ships appear in the wrong locations on maps, including on Iranian land, at airports, and inside a nuclear power plant. GPS interference was common in the region before the outbreak of war, but Windward is now tracking "at least 21 new AIS jamming clusters across the UAE, Qatari, Omani, and Iranian waters." The researchers note, "Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz slowed, with some Western-affiliated tankers transiting dark or reversing course."
Separately, Amazon has disclosed that Iranian drone strikes damaged three of its AWS data centers in the United Arab Emirates and one in Bahrain, causing extensive outages of cloud services, the BBC reports. The company said in a status update, "These strikes have caused structural damage, disrupted power delivery to our infrastructure, and in some cases required fire suppression activities that resulted in additional water damage. We are working closely with local authorities and prioritizing the safety of our personnel throughout our recovery efforts."