Cloud computing services are commonly used in cyberattacks, often to host a malicious payload which a victim is duped into clicking and downlading malware. But two researchers have shown that the cloud can harbour something even more alarming for cloud security – “legal zombies”, ready to rob the internet of gold.
Using free cloud application hosting can allow an attacker to create a “free supercomputer” according to The Register‘s report – used to mine cryptocurrency, researcher Oscar Salazar warns – and he predicts cybercriminals will soon use this method, according to Tech Week Europe.
Cloud security - fears as zombie army finds gold in heavens
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