In connection with the increased data leakage due to incorrectly configured Amazon S3 servers, Amazon decided to notify administrators that the server is vulnerable and data on it is accessible via the Internet.

Warning will be displayed in the control panel of Amazon Web Services (AWS) as a bright yellow-orange button.

Representatives of Amazon hope that this measure will help system administrators to notice the problem in a timely manner and prevent the leakage of confidential data.

Earlier it became known that the incorrectly configured Amazon S3 servers can be exploited by hackers to carry out hidden attacks "man in the Middle" (MitM) and subsequent interception of traffic using the Ghost Writer technique.

According to Skyhigh Networks, more than 1.6 thousand. or 4% of Amazon S3 servers vulnerable to GhostWriter attacks.

Previously, researchers reported that 7% of Amazon S3 servers are available on the Internet and allow you to view their contents.

Earlier this year, due to incorrectly configured Amazon S3 servers, the data of many large companies and organizations became available on the Web. Among the victims of the media conglomerate Viacom, the largest US mobile operator Verizon, a number of Australian government agencies, banks and utilities, as well as analytical companies that work with the Republican Party of the United States.