AWS systems targeted by crypto mining scam using hijacked IAM credentials

Cybercriminals are targeting Amazon Web Services (AWS) customers using Amazon EC2 and Amazon ECS with cryptojackers, expert have warned. The cloud giant warned about the ongoing campaign in a recent ...
SiliconANGLE

AWS will require multifactor authentication for Management Console access starting mid-2024

Amazon Web Services Inc. customers will be required to use multifactor authentication to log into their AWS Management Console starting i mid-2024 in a move designed ...
Infosecurity-magazine.com

AWS to Mandate Multi-Factor Authentication from 2024

Amazon Web Services (AWS) said it will require multi-factor authentication (MFA) for all privileged accounts starting mid-2024, in a bid to improve default security and reduce the risk of account ...
Bleeping Computer

Bitbucket artifact files can leak plaintext authentication secrets

Update 5/21/24: Added Atlassian statement to the bottom of the article. Threat actors were found breaching AWS accounts using authentication secrets leaked as plaintext in Atlassian Bitbucket artifact ...
Computer Weekly

AWS widening scope of MFA programme after early success

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is to widen the scope of a mandatory multi-factor authentication (MFA) programme it introduced earlier this year, after seeing strong uptake among customers and a slump in ...