Amazon Machine Image Name Confusion Attack Let Attackers Publish Resource

Researchers uncovered a critical vulnerability in Amazon Web Services (AWS) involving Amazon Machine Images (AMIs).  Dubbed the “whoAMI” attack, this exploit leverages a name confusion attack, a subset of supply chain attacks, to gain unauthorized code execution within AWS accounts.  The vulnerability arises from misconfigured software that retrieves AMIs without properly specifying trusted owners, potentially […]

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