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An open source developer<\/a> says AWS deleted his 10-year-old account\u2014wiping backups, documentation, and code\u2014after he failed identity verification. He believes an internal test script accidentally triggered the wipe. AWS denies a system error and attributes the closure to standard protocol. Days later, the company quietly reinstated the account. The incident reminds users that relying solely on cloud providers doesn\u2019t replace keeping personal, independent backups.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

An open source developer says AWS deleted his 10-year-old account\u2014wiping backups, documentation, and code\u2014after he failed identity verification. He believes an internal test script accidentally triggered the wipe. AWS denies a system error and attributes the closure to standard protocol. Days later, the company quietly reinstated the account. 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