The Global Namespace Risk: Universal Bucket Hijacking Technique for Cloud Data Exfiltration

2026-06-23T20:51:40Z275b362b01c4f24f45f6e1f24b2f621b21b64fa94b30ce0ec8df7247b9c153d6
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What happened

Unit 42 published a set of research and threat briefs (May–Jun 2026) highlighting multiple high-impact cloud and supply-chain risks: universal bucket/namespace hijacking and bucket squatting that enable cross-CSP data redirection and exfiltration; a Vertex AI Python SDK flaw allowing cross-tenant RCE via model upload/bucket squatting; active exploitation of PAN-OS CVE-2026-0257; abuse of cloud logging services for defense evasion and visibility blindspots; large-scale credential attack campaigns; npm and AI-agent supply-chain threats; macOS-focused campaigns (FlutterShell) and new Tahoe 26 for

Why it matters

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Evidence and limitations

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paloalto_unit42
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275b362b01c4f24f45f6e1f24b2f621b21b64fa94b30ce0ec8df7247b9c153d6
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2026-06-23T20:51:40Z
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