Amazon confirms years-long Russian cyberattack against AWS customers' devices
5 hours ago
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- Amazon Web Services (AWS) confirmed a five-year cyberattack by Russian state actors targeting misconfigured customer edge devices.
- The attack was linked to Sandworm, a threat actor associated with Russia’s GRU military intelligence agency.
- The campaign primarily targeted Western critical infrastructure, especially the energy sector, from 2021 to the present.
- Amazon clarified that the attack exploited customer misconfigurations, not AWS vulnerabilities.
- Affected customers have been notified, and Amazon urges vigilance and regular audits of network devices.