threat-intel
Simple Scans for Cloud Metadata Service, (Wed, Aug 19th)
Medium
Summary
A widespread scan targeting the Cloud Instance Metadata Service (IMDS) at 169.254.169.254 is being observed, potentially indicating a broader effort to exploit SSRF vulnerabilities. This service, traditionally used by virtual machines to retrieve machine-specific data, can also be leveraged to steal credentials. Following the Capital One breach, Amazon implemented version 2 of the service, significantly reducing the risk of successful SSRF attacks.
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