Get Ready for AWS Pi Day 2022

Now that March is here it’s almost that time of year again. No, I don’t mean St. Patrick’s Day. It’s almost time for AWS Pi Day 2022. Amazon S3, the first AWS service, was launched 16 years ago on Pi Day, March 14, 2006. On March 14th, 2022 Amazon will host its 2nd annual AWS […] Continue reading Get Ready for AWS Pi Day 2022

Amazon Adds AWS Backup to S3

There’s no doubt that file systems are some of the most fundamental cloud services, as they provide storage for cloud-native apps, hybrid apps, and on-premise backups. Amazon Web Services (AWS) Backup enables you to centralize and automate data protection across your AWS services. Using AWS Backup and its new support for S3, you can centrally […] Continue reading Amazon Adds AWS Backup to S3

Good Heavens! 10M Impacted in Pray.com Data Exposure

The information exposed in a public cloud bucket included PII, church-donation information, photos and users’ contact lists. Continue reading Good Heavens! 10M Impacted in Pray.com Data Exposure

Unsecured AWS bucket exposes personal data of 750,000 U.S. residents

Organizations handling highly sensitive data belonging to U.S. residents are not doing enough to protect their customers’ personal information, as a recent discovery illustrates. A group of pen testers have found more than a quarter of a million … Continue reading Unsecured AWS bucket exposes personal data of 750,000 U.S. residents

Here we go again… Sensitive Facebook Data Leaked By Third Party App Through AWS S3

UpGuard reported last week that sensitive data retrieved from Facebook by third party apps was leaked through AWS S3 – 540 million user records got breached). In the past, we’ve seen similar sensitive data leaks through AWS S3 such as … Continue reading Here we go again… Sensitive Facebook Data Leaked By Third Party App Through AWS S3

Here we go again – third-party app leaks sensitive Facebook data through AWS S3!

AWS S3 data breaches keep happening because people keep leaving the door open, after all it’s human nature to make mistakes.
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7GB of Medical Data Publicly Exposed Thanks to Misconfigured AWS S3 Bucket

A misconfigured AWS S3 bucket belonging to Medcall Healthcare Advisors exposed sensitive patient records as well as confidential doctor-patient audio discussions. For some reason, the story about the misconfigured AWS S3 bucket keeps repeating itself. … Continue reading 7GB of Medical Data Publicly Exposed Thanks to Misconfigured AWS S3 Bucket

Military Contractor’s Vendor Leaks Resumes in Misconfigured AWS S3

Thousands of resumes and job applications from U.S. military veterans, law enforcement, and others were leaked by a recruiting vendor in an unsecured AWS S3 bucket. Continue reading Military Contractor’s Vendor Leaks Resumes in Misconfigured AWS S3

Experts Warn Too Often AWS S3 Buckets Are Misconfigured, Leak Data

An analysis of Amazon Web Services storage containers reveals troubling trend of misconfigured S3 buckets that leak data. Continue reading Experts Warn Too Often AWS S3 Buckets Are Misconfigured, Leak Data