A new ransomware campaign encrypts Amazon S3 buckets using AWS's Server-Side Encryption with Customer Provided Keys (SSE-C) known only to the threat actor, demanding ransoms to receive the decryption ...

Securing S3 requires more than just 'not making it public.' You must determine the subjects for read/write access, encryption keys, deletion resistance, audit logs, and recovery copies based on data ...

With the accelerated shift to the cloud, companies are tasked with securing troves of data to maintain compliance, reputation and meet business needs. It’s up to developers to build the necessary ...

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A ransomware group is targeting Amazon S3 buckets, exploiting the data stored there using AWS's server-side encryption with customer keys and demanding a ransom in exchange for the encryption key ...

Attackers are moving beyond on-prem systems and now using AWS’s own encryption and key management features to lock organizations out of their cloud data. Ransomware operators are shifting their focus ...

Leaky Amazon S3 buckets can expose sensitive customer and employee data, passwords and internal business documents. Since 2017, there has been an overwhelming number of sensitive data disclosure ...

Amazon Web Services is recommending its customers to deploy additional security measures to secure S3 buckets following reports of ransomware attacks targeting the platform. See Also: You Can’t Patch ...

A ransomware gang dubbed Codefinger is encrypting data stored in target organizations’ AWS S3 buckets with AWS’s server-side encryption option with customer-provided keys (SSE-C), and asking for money ...

Amazon S3 buckets and objects are accessible from the Internet. The AWS security controls used to protect other resources, such as security groups and network access control lists, do not protect data ...