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Seth Aaron Pendley had it all planned out, according to the FBI. The alleged militia supporter had narrowed down to three targets, all Amazon data centers in Virginia. He had painted his Pontiac with a type of black paint he said could be easily peeled off and painted over to throw the cops off his trail. He made contact with a source who could sell him explosives. But according to the feds, the 28-year-old hit a problem before he could blow up the Amazon data centers: the person meant to sell him the explosives was actually working for the FBI.

Man Arrested After Failed AWS Bomb Plot Phil Muncaster UK / EMEA News Reporter , Infosecurity Magazine A Wichita Falls man has been charged after allegedly planning to blow up an Amazon Web Services (AWS) datacenter in Virginia. Seth Aaron Pendley, 28, was arrested last Thursday after procuring what he thought was an explosive device from an undercover FBI officer in Fort Worth. He was charged with a malicious attempt to destroy a building with an explosive, after a concerned individual flagged “alarming” statements he made on a militia group forum under the pseudonym “Dionysus.” The ...

BBC News Published image copyrightGetty Images US authorities have arrested a man who allegedly plotted to bomb an Amazon data centre, which he believed would "kill off about 70% of the internet". Seth Aaron Pendley, 28, was arrested after receiving a dud explosive device from an undercover FBI agent, and was charged with a malicious attempt to destroy a building with an explosive, He came to the FBI's attention after somebody reported his online posts. If convicted, Mr Pendley could face up to 20 years in prison. According to investigators, Mr Pendley's main goal was to damage Amazon's web...

The man allegedly wanted to bomb an Amazon data centre to wipe out 70% of the online world.

Texas Man Charged With Planning to Bomb AWS Data Center Compliance Twitter Get Permission A 28-year-old Texas man is facing a federal charge after he allegedly tried to buy explosives from an undercover FBI agent to bomb an Amazon Web Services data center in Virginia, according to the Justice Department. Seth Aaron Pendley of Wichita Falls faces a felony charge of malicious attempt to destroy a building with an explosive. The charge carries a maximum 20-year federal prison term. The FBI arrested him Thursday, and he remains in custody. A public defender for Pendley has not been assigned yet...