Yandex reported that 2.84% of data stored in its cloud infrastructure became unrecoverable following recent drone strikes on its data centers. The company confirmed that at least three of its locations sustained damage due to these attacks.
The firm attributed the data loss partly to the absence of customer-managed backups. According to Yandex, users who utilized the provided cloud backup tools did not experience any data loss during the incidents.
In response to the situation, Yandex has updated its platform policy. All newly created virtual machines in Yandex Cloud now have the backup function enabled by default to ensure better data protection.
Additionally, the company has launched a new availability zone, designated as ru-central1-f, to enhance disaster resilience and fault tolerance. The location of this new facility remains undisclosed.
