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[–] RonSijm@programming.dev 3 points 1 day ago

Can someone explain how you accidentally rack up such a bill?

For example: You can deploy your Python script as a Lambda. Imagine somewhere in the Python script you'd call your own lambda - twice. You basically turned your lambda into a Fork Bomb that will spawn infinite lambdas