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Threat Actors Exploit Amazon Web Services
In the realm of tech – and much like a water balloon ambush at a family BBQ – your biggest threat can come in the most unexpected forms. Threat actors, much like sneaky teenagers, are found to be taking advantage of Amazon Web Services Security Token Service (AWS STS). The purpose? To infiltrate cloud accounts and conduct bait-and-switch attacks, causing digital mayhem.
Impersonating User Identities in Cloud Environments
Just when you thought identity theft was only something to worry about when losing your wallet, Red Canary researchers Thomas Gardner and Cody Betsworth have demonstrated that these sly threat actors can impersonate user identities and roles within cloud environments as well. It’s a bit like finding out your charming double agent cousin has been posing as you at the family reunion, but with potentially more destructive consequences.
The Role of AWS STS
Much like lending your car keys to a questionable relative, AWS STS—a web service—can give temporary access-based security credentials to applications or users. Although useful, this feature may well turn out to be your Achilles’ heel if it falls into the wrong hands.
Summarizing the Threat
To wrap it up like a worryingly blinking gadget in a spy movie – threat actors are found to possess the ability to exploit AWS STS to infiltrate cloud accounts and conduct follow-on attacks. According to Red Canary researchers, these actors can even impersonate user roles within cloud environments. While AWS STS is undoubtedly an asset when used appropriately, in the wrong hands, the service can be manipulated for malicious intentions. So remember folks, not every cloud has a silver lining, and some might just rain on your parade. Stay vigilant and protect your clouds!Original Article: https://thehackernews.com/2023/12/alert-threat-actors-can-leverage-aws.html
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