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Your Cloud Security Checklist Doesn't Work the Way You Think It Does

Intruder's 2026 Cloud Security Index found misconfiguration risk profiles differ sharply across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud across 3,000 organizations.

Intruder analyzed misconfiguration data from 3,000 organizations across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud for its 2026 Cloud Security Index. Weak IAM controls and missing logging affected 80-98% of accounts regardless of provider, while exposed services ranged from 76% on AWS to just 8% on Google Cloud. Top issues included S3 buckets without HTTPS enforcement (87% of AWS accounts), Entra ID users without MFA (55% of Azure accounts), and missing OS Login MFA (77% of Google Cloud accounts). Weak IAM prevalence rose with organization size, from 87% at SMEs to 98% at large enterprises, and midmarket organizations took the longest to remediate at 35 days on average.

The Hacker NewsSep 7, 11:45 UTC · 8d agoResearch

Researchers Uncover Thousands of Leaked AWS Keys

Truffle Security researchers discovered more than 9,000 publicly accessible and active AWS key pairs, creating credential exposure and account-takeover risks.

Truffle Security reported finding over 9,000 AWS key pairs that are simultaneously publicly accessible and active. Anyone retrieving such keys could potentially access the associated cloud resources without authentication. The finding underscores widespread secrets-hygiene failures in cloud environments and the risks of long-lived static credentials.

Infosecurity MagazineAug 24, 08:05 UTC · 22d agoResearch

Exposed AWS Access Key Linked to Data Breach Affecting 1500+ UK Charities

CRM provider Beacon says a compromised AWS access key likely caused a data breach affecting more than 1,500 UK charities.

Beacon, a UK CRM provider serving the charity sector, disclosed that an exposed AWS access key was the likely root cause of a data breach. The incident affected data belonging to more than 1,500 UK charities. The company said the compromised cloud credential enabled the unauthorized access; specific record volumes and data types are not detailed in the report.

Infosecurity MagazineAug 13, 15:30 UTC · Aug 13, 2026Data breach in the wild

Prompt Injections for Defense

Tracebit researchers show prompt injections placed next to AWS secrets can stop AI hacking agents by triggering forbidden outputs, a technique called context bombing.

Researchers from Tracebit reported that placing prompt injections alongside passwords, SSH keys, and other secrets stored on AWS could shut down attacks by AI hacking agents. The injected prompts order the attacking LLM to perform actions forbidden by its guardrails, such as explaining how to develop inhalable Anthrax spores or referencing Tank Man, causing guarded models to halt. The researchers named the technique context bombing and note it only works against agents with guardrails, not locally run guardrail-free models.

Schneier on SecurityAug 12, 09:57 UTC · Aug 12, 2026AI safety & security

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