Honeypot Surprise: Researchers Catch Attackers Exposing 15,000 Stolen Credentials in S3 Bucket

Honeypot Surprise: Researchers Catch Attackers Exposing 15,000 Stolen Credentials in S3 Bucket

October 31, 2024 at 08:37AM

Sysdig researchers discovered a misconfigured S3 bucket linked to EmeraldWhale, revealing 1.5 terabytes of stolen credentials and scripts. This incident led to the exposure of 15,000 stolen credentials, highlighting significant security vulnerabilities.

### Meeting Notes Summary:

1. **Incident Detected**: Sysdig researchers identified a significant misconfiguration in an S3 bucket linked to the entity known as EmeraldWhale.

2. **Data Exposure**: This misconfiguration resulted in the exposure of 1.5 terabytes of stolen credentials and related scripts.

3. **Credentials Affected**: A total of 15,000 stolen credentials were found exposed in the S3 bucket.

4. **Source of Information**: The findings were detailed in a post titled “Honeypot Surprise: Researchers Catch Attackers Exposing 15,000 Stolen Credentials in S3 Bucket,” published on SecurityWeek.

### Action Items:
– Review S3 bucket configurations to prevent similar misconfigurations.
– Scope potential impact and breaches related to exposed credentials.
– Consider measures to enhance security and monitoring of cloud storage.

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