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Tell HN: AWS does not require email confirmation for email or password changes

18 pointsby schneiderscodeover 2 years ago
Hey everyone,<p>I created a new AWS account over the weekend for a hobby project. Tonight I got an email that my password and email had both been changed. I hadn&#x27;t set up MFA yet simply because I hadn&#x27;t even used any resources.<p>I&#x27;m just shocked that Amazon doesn&#x27;t even send a &quot;Hey we&#x27;re about to lock you out, is this okay?&quot; email before allowing someone to completely take over.<p>As for the compromise, waiting to hear back on how this happened. I confirmed the password I used isn&#x27;t in haveibeenpwned. A keylogger seems unlikely since none of my other sensitive accounts have had issues. Just in utter disbelief that account changes would be allowed without any confirmation.

2 comments

aborsyover 2 years ago
Interested how it happened.
klysmover 2 years ago
Was the password unique?