A Costly Mistake: How an Empty S3 Bucket Led to a Massive AWS Bill

AWS Customer Faces Massive Bill Due to Open-Source Tool Misconfiguration. In a startling incident, an AWS customer faced a staggering $1,300 bill for S3 usage, despite creating a single, empty bucket for testing purposes. The culprit? A popular open-source tool with a default configuration that stored backups in the customer’s S3 bucket, leading to a […]

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