Behind the console: An AiTM phishing kit harvesting AWS console credentials and beyond
Datadog Security Labs dissects a June 2026 adversary-in-the-middle phishing kit that cloned the AWS console to harvest credentials and MFA tokens — a direct threat to any organisation managing cloud workloads via browser.
Summary written by editorial AI · Source link below
Datadog Security Research investigates a June 2026 adversary-in-the-middle phishing campaign that cloned the AWS console login page to harvest victim credentials and multi-factor authentication codes.
Editorial Analysis
AiTM kits that defeat MFA are becoming commodity; this campaign's focus on AWS console access means a single compromised session can expose entire cloud estates.
Deploy phishing-resistant authentication (FIDO2/passkeys) for AWS console access and hunt for anomalous session tokens in CloudTrail logs.
A new phishing kit bypasses MFA to steal AWS admin access — organisations should move to phishing-resistant authentication immediately.
Forward-looking interpretation drafted by editorial AI under human review — not a reproduction of the source. See methodology.
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