biggestsonicfan, 28 days ago

@jonty There are tools to "empty" all AWS services, but I had reoccurring monthly charges billed to me so I had to close my AWS account. I didn't realize at the time that permanently bans you from using AWS ever again.

Toasterson, 28 days ago

@jonty Would the backup data be more valuable than the AWS price? Asking for a friend.

gabrielesvelto, 28 days ago

@jonty this is the kind of stuff that makes you reevaluate keeping a server closet with a bunch of physical machines in it.

peturdainn, 28 days ago

@jonty LOL how do they still have customers??

fell, 28 days ago

@jonty Just get a regular old server guys. If one isn't enough, get two or three. It's not that hard. Cloud is a scam.

shalien, 28 days ago

@jonty Proof that cloud like AWS are pos

tetron, 28 days ago

@jonty
I am trying to wrap my head around this. If a bad actor wanted to harass a person or organization that is running a service using S3, and can figure out bucket names, they could trivially make the target run up a bill of tens of thousands of dollars and there's absolutely nothing that can be done about it except begging AWS for mercy?

erik, 28 days ago

@tetron @jonty @clementd hot tip: use an S3 provider that doesn't charge egress or API fees... Backblaze, Wasabi, OVH, Leviaa, ...