AWS restores developer account after alleged script mishap erased a decade of work
An open source developer says AWS deleted his 10-year-old account—wiping backups, documentation, and code—after 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’t replace keeping personal, independent backups.
