Cybercriminals are abusing Google Cloud email services to send trusted-looking phishing at scale. When legit infrastructure is weaponized, trust becomes the attack surface. 📧⚠️ #Phishing #CloudAbuse
https://thehackernews.com/2026/01/cybercriminals-abuse-google-cloud-email.html
Security researchers have revealed a phishing campaign that abused Google Cloud’s email automation to deliver legitimate-looking enterprise notifications from trusted domains.
The attack chain demonstrates how cloud trust, familiar formatting, and multi-stage redirection can work together to bypass both technical controls and user skepticism.
This raises broader questions about how defenders evaluate risk in automated cloud workflows.
What lessons should security teams take from this case?
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Source: https://thehackernews.com/2026/01/cybercriminals-abuse-google-cloud-email.html
#InfoSec #PhishingCampaigns #CloudAbuse #EmailSecurity #ThreatDetection #SecurityResearch
⚡ “OneClik” attacks are abusing Microsoft ClickOnce & AWS to target the energy sector—blending trusted platforms with stealthy malware delivery.
#EnergyThreats #CloudAbuse 🛠️⚡
A sophisticated malicious campaign that researchers call OneClik has been leveraging Microsoft's ClickOnce software deployment tool and custom Golang backdoors to compromise organizations within the energy, oil, and gas sectors.
📅 APT41 is now using Google Calendar for stealthy C2 ops via new malware “TOUGHPROGRESS.” Spear-phishing + cloud abuse = next-gen espionage. Legit tools, malicious intent 🕵️♂️💻 #CloudAbuse #APT41
https://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/apt41-uses-google-calendar-events-c2
Manuel Bissey
TechNadu