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Researcher Uncovers AWS S3 Ransomware Vulnerabilities

In Vulnerabilities, News
January 13, 2025
Researcher Uncovers AWS S3 Ransomware Vulnerabilities

As if there weren’t enough concerns with misconfigured Amazon AWS s3 buckets exposing data, now we read this:

Security researchers at Rhino Security Labs have uncovered a concerning vulnerability in Amazon Web Services (AWS) S3 storage systems that could allow attackers to execute ransomware attacks against cloud-stored data. 

The research demonstrates how attackers can encrypt S3 bucket contents using AWS Key Management Service (KMS), potentially affecting massive amounts of corporate data in minutes.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud, offering over 200 fully featured services from data centres globally. 

Read more at Cyber Kendra.