Cybercriminals have begun abusing legitimate cloud services in new ways to try and sneak attacks past security controls. Security vendor Netskope says it has observed a recent trend among attackers to send phishing emails and SMS messages with links to malicious sites and content hosted on cloud services. Cloud infrastructure services such as Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure provide cheap, dynamic hosting option. These services provide all of the native features of the Web, including Web hosting, such as Web or through APIs. Attackers are currently using cloud services largely for hosting well-known and long-running scams.”]
Source: https://www.darkreading.com/cloud/attackers-add-a-new-spin-to-old-scams