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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

Submitted by katya_ua· Mar 4, 2026Cloud Computing

Question

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 user accounts and gain remote access to the cloud service. Further, she accessed the target customer profiles with her MSP account, compressed the customer data, and stored them in the MSP. Then, she used this information to launch further attacks on the target organization. Which of the following cloud attacks did Alice perform in the above scenario?

Options

  • ACloud cryptojacking
  • BMan-in-the-cloud (MITC) attack
  • CCloud hopper attack
  • DCloudborne attack

How the community answered

(61 responses)
  • A
    2% (1)
  • B
    3% (2)
  • C
    85% (52)
  • D
    10% (6)

Explanation

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.

Topics

#Cloud security#Supply chain attack#MSP compromise#Cloud hopper

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