Unauthorized takeover of cloud accounts o is known as “cloud jacking.” To compromise cloud infrastructures, threat actors take use of phishing efforts, incorrect setups, and weak passwords.
There are several methods that attackers can take over user accounts. Phishing attacks are among the common tactics that trick users into divulging their login credentials by posing as trustworthy services through phone calls, emails, or fake websites.
Social engineering is another tactic used by attackers to trick users into disclosing login credentials and other private data.
Another strategy used by attackers is credential stuffing, which involves breaking into accounts where users have reused the same password by using passwords that have been acquired from data breaches.
Malware is often used by attackers to infect machines in order to steal data, acquire banking passwords, sell victims access to computing resources or personal information, or demand money.
Man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks are another method used by attackers, in which they take advantage of vulnerabilities in communication protocols to covertly place themselves between two unsuspecting parties.
Attackers typically use account hijacking for extortion, blackmail, identity theft, phishing, selling data to dark web and financial gain.
Use Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) or two-factor authentication to prevent cloud account hijacking. Users must use cloud services that encrypt files on their computers and in the cloud, never give information in public.
