Attackers used Qubole AWS credentials to raid customer clouds
From October 14 to 26 the actor assumed trusted roles, harvested secrets and downloaded S3 data from dozens of victims.
From October 14 to 26 the actor assumed trusted roles, harvested secrets and downloaded S3 data from dozens of victims.
Among monitored workloads, the median count rose from four in May to 16 in November, Datadog claims.
From October 14 to 26, 2026, attackers assumed customer roles via Qubole’s AWS account and sometimes downloaded entire buckets.
From October 14 to October 26, attackers assumed customer roles, harvested secrets, and downloaded S3 data, including millions of files at one firm.
From October 14 to October 26, stolen Qubole AWS credentials let an attacker assume roles in dozens of customer accounts.
Between October 14 and October 26 the attacker assumed customer IAM roles and copied secrets and S3 data; how the credentials were obtained is undisclosed.
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