Threat actors use the power of Microsoft Azure and AWS to spread RATs
(Windows Phone Central)

Nobody likes RATs. What you need to know Cisco Talos has released a report analyzing a campaign utilizing popular cloud services to spread malicious software. Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure have been used in the threat actors` activities. Cisco Talos` advice is that organizations need to inspect connections to cloud services since that traffic could contain harmful content. Everyone`s learning how to tap into the power of the cloud, including malicious individuals looking to spread malware to unsuspecting parties. Take, for example, the recent campaign identified by Cisco Talos wherein threat actors have been distributing Netwire, Nanocore, and AsyncRATs by utilizing AWS and Microsoft Azure. The idea behind malicious parties using major cloud services is that it saves them time, money, and effort when it comes to setting up attack infrastructure. There`s also the added benefit of the cloud making their actions harder to trace and track. As for why one should be ...