312-50V12 · Question #46
Alice, a professional hacker, targeted an organization's cloud services. She infiltrated the target's MSP provider by sending spear-phishing emails and distributed custom-made malware to compromise us
The correct answer is C. Cloud hopper attack. Cloud hopper attacks are triggered at managed service providers (MSPs) and their customers. Once the attack is successfully implemented, attackers can gain remote access to the intellectual property and critical information of the target MSP and its global users/customers. Attack
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- ACloud cryptojacking
- BMan-in-the-cloud (MITC) attack
- CCloud hopper attack
- DCloudborne attack
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(61 responses)- A2% (1)
- B3% (2)
- C85% (52)
- D10% (6)
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Cloud hopper attacks are triggered at managed service providers (MSPs) and their customers. Once the attack is successfully implemented, attackers can gain remote access to the intellectual property and critical information of the target MSP and its global users/customers. Attackers also move laterally in the network from one system to another in the cloud environment to gain further access to sensitive data pertaining to the industrial entities, such as manufacturing, government bodies, healthcare, and finance.
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