CSOonline

S3 shadow buckets leave AWS accounts open to compromise

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 ...
Ars Technica

AWS S3 storage bucket with unlucky name nearly cost developer $1,300

Well that was not the turn I expected this story to take, based on the title. Nice to see it wasn't necessarily an AWS problem in this instance. Also I definitely want a follow-up on what FOSS project ...
Forbes

Safeguarding S3 Buckets: Mitigating CORS Misconfigurations

Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) is a scalable object storage service provided by AWS that enables users to store and retrieve data from anywhere on the web. It is widely used for a variety of ...

AWS claims 90% vector cost savings with S3 Vectors GA, calls it 'complementary' - analysts split on what it means for vector databases

Despite the aggressive cost claims and dramatic scale improvements, AWS is positioning S3 Vectors as a complementary storage ...
Ars Technica

AWS S3 storage bucket with unlucky name nearly cost developer $1,300

If you’re using Amazon Web Services and your S3 storage bucket can be reached from the open web, you’d do well not to pick a generic name for that space. Avoid “example,” skip “change_me,” don’t even ...