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PCPJack Hijacks Cloud Servers for Covert SMTP Relay Network

Security firm Hunt.io uncovered a sneaky operation where hackers known as PCPJack hijacked cloud servers worldwide, turning them into secret SMTP relays that pumped out spam every five minutes. The stolen servers, found in major cloud platforms like AWS, Google Cloud, and Azure, were quietly converted into spam-spewing machines.

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