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08/20/2024

Massive Cyber Attack On AWS Targets 230 Million Unique Cloud Environments

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A complex large-scale campaign was detected by Unit 42 researchers that manipulated and extorted several organizations using cloud systems. 

Security analysts discovered that this massive large-scale cyber attack on AWS targets over 230 million unique cloud environments.

The attackers crafted a smart tactic of exploiting exposed environment variable (.env) files on cloud infrastructures.

These .env files, often overlooked in security measures, contained confidential data such as access codes to different programs and services.

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