FBI arrests bomber planning AWS datacenter attack

FBI arrests bomber planning AWS datacenter attack

The FBI has arrested a Texas man for allegedly planning to kill 70% of the internet in a bomb attack targeting an Amazon Web Services (AWS) data center on Smith Switch Road in Ashburn, Virginia.

FBI agents found that he was planning to use C-4 plastic explosives to attack prominent tech company's data centers in an attempt to 'kill of about 70% of the internet'. He met with an undercover FBI employee on April 8 to get what he believed were explosive devices. If he is found guilty of planning to blow up Amazon's Virginia data center, Pendley faces up to 20 years in federal prison.

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