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Sead Fadilpašić

Azure and Google domains hacked to spread disinformation

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Cybercriminals have found a new and creative way to push unwanted advertising, malware, and spam, onto netizens, employing Google, Azure, OVH, and other similar services, along with abusing legitimate features designed to improve the user experience.

Researchers from BleepingComputer reported the campaign begins with countless websites hosted on cloud services like Microsoft Azure blob storage and OVH. These websites are then filled with misinformation, “rumors”, and fake news, usually about different celebrities (although the topic list is probably a lot wider).

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