According to anonymous sources speaking to Bloomberg, it seems as though the attack on the PlayStation Network, at least in part, was carried out with the help of an Amazon server.
Yep, cloud computing came into play courtesy of an unwitting and oblivious Amazon. Here are the details of what presumably happened.
It is expected that Amazon will now be subpeoned or at least issued a warrant that gives investigators access to transaction records for a period of time. It also raises new concerns over the use of not just Amazon's cloud system, but cloud systems in general and their potential for abuse in the wrong hands.
Yep, cloud computing came into play courtesy of an unwitting and oblivious Amazon. Here are the details of what presumably happened.
Hackers using an alias signed up to rent a server through Amazon’s EC2 service and launched the attack from there, said the person, who requested anonymity because the information is confidential. The account has been shut down, the person said. (...)
The hackers didn’t break into the Amazon servers, the person said. Rather, they signed up for the service just as a legitimate company would, using fake information.
Even so, the breach at Amazon is likely to call attention to concerns some businesses have voiced over the security of computing services delivered via others’ remote servers, referred to as cloud computing.
The hackers didn’t break into the Amazon servers, the person said. Rather, they signed up for the service just as a legitimate company would, using fake information.
Even so, the breach at Amazon is likely to call attention to concerns some businesses have voiced over the security of computing services delivered via others’ remote servers, referred to as cloud computing.
It is expected that Amazon will now be subpeoned or at least issued a warrant that gives investigators access to transaction records for a period of time. It also raises new concerns over the use of not just Amazon's cloud system, but cloud systems in general and their potential for abuse in the wrong hands.