Zeus crimeware using Amazon's EC2 as command and control server
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Security researchers have intercepted a new variant of the Zeus crimeware, which is using Amazon’s EC2 services for command and control purposes of the botnet. The cybercriminals appear to be using Amazon’s RDS managed database hosting service as a backend alternative in case they lose access to the original domain, which would result in the complete loss of access to the compromised financial data obtained from the infected hosts.