Emmy.tv AWS Credentials Exposed in Public HTML
An update to Emmy.tv, the official platform for the Emmys, inadvertently published AWS access credentials in publicly accessible HTML code. This exposed cloud storage buckets containing Slack, Jira, Zoom files, internal databases, and Emmy award submissions including member trailers and scripts. The credentials remained accessible for days until fixed on May 6, 2026, risking sensitive internal data and communications for the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
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On June 3, 2026, Emmy.tv, the official online platform of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, exposed AWS access credentials in publicly accessible HTML code, leaving internal cloud storage buckets open to anyone who viewed the page source.
Public reporting indicates the credentials remained exposed for several days until the issue was corrected on May 6, 2026. The misconfiguration granted potential access to Slack messages, Jira tickets, Zoom recordings, internal databases, and a trove of Emmy award submissions that included member trailers, scripts, and other confidential materials. The Academy has not disclosed the precise number of individuals or organizations whose data may have been viewed, and available reporting describes the incident as a high-severity event stemming from a routine platform update.
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