Hackers Hit the Cloud: How Cybercriminals are Turning Dropbox and Google Drive into Malware Havens

Cybersecurity researchers from Securonix discovered a new hacking campaign, CLOUD#REVERSER, where attackers abuse cloud storage services like Dropbox and Google Drive to deploy malicious payloads. The campaign starts with a phishing email containing a .ZIP archive that tricks victims into opening an executable disguised as an Excel file.

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Confessional Booth of Our Digital Sins

Okay, deep breath, let's get this over with. In the grand act of digital self-sabotage, we've littered this site with cookies. Yep, we did that. Why? So your highness can have a 'premium' experience or whatever. These traitorous cookies hide in your browser, eagerly waiting to welcome you back like a guilty dog that's just chewed your favorite shoe. And, if that's not enough, they also tattle on which parts of our sad little corner of the web you obsess over. Feels dirty, doesn't it?