Amazon S3 is a popular object storage platform for storing all kinds of data, from website images to backups and software downloads. However, when incorrectly configured, S3 buckets become a security ...

Attackers can gain access to AWS accounts or sensitive data by creating in advance S3 storage buckets with predictable names that will be automatically used by various services and tools. Researchers ...

Attackers re-register abandoned AWS S3 buckets filled with malicious files that are executed by applications looking for these buckets. Code references to nonexistent cloud assets continue to pose ...