Within three hours of operation, AWS S3 experienced a staggering 429 requests per second spike, caused by a botnet attack. The incident disrupted data storage systems globally, leading to significant data loss and necessitating an urgent security review by Amazon Web Services (AWS). The botnet used in the attack was previously employed by cybercriminals for similar malicious activities. This incident underscores the critical need for robust security measures in cloud storage infrastructure to prevent such cascading failures.
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