How an empty S3 bucket can make your AWS bill explode

How an empty S3 bucket can make your AWS bill explode

Maciej Pocwierz accidentally created an S3 bucket with a name that was already used as a placeholder value in a widely used piece of software. They saw 100 million PUT requests to their new bucket in a single day, racking up a big bill since AWS charges $5/million PUTs.

It turns out AWS charge that same amount for PUTs that result in a 403 authentication error, a policy that …

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