Stuck in Traffic – Verizon and the S3 Bucket

Stuck in Traffic – Verizon and the S3 Bucket

Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) is an easy way for apps to store data in the cloud. Too easy. And not only easy to use, but also, easy to misconfigure. Verizon learned this the hard way when a third-party’s S3 bucket was found left open, resulting in a breach of six million subscribers. (Pro-tip: use scripts like Bucket Finder to check for open S3 instances.)

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