OVHcloud controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2021
Strasbourg data-center fire and data loss
A fire destroyed the SBG2 data center in Strasbourg and disrupted other facilities at the campus. Customer data and backups stored in SBG2 were lost. The incident led to customer claims, including a 2023 order requiring OVHcloud to pay €250,000 to two customers and reported collective litigation involving more than 130 others.
2010
WikiLeaks hosting controversy
OVH hosted WikiLeaks after Amazon stopped doing so. The arrangement generated political pressure in France, including an inquiry into whether the hosting could be prohibited. A court declined to order OVH to stop hosting WikiLeaks.