A threat actor has compromised a VM in a cloud environment that shares the same physical hardware as non-compromised VMs. Which cloud technology attack method could now be used to exfiltrate credentials, cryptographic keys, and other sensitive information?

IT Questions Bank › Category: Ethical Hacker › A threat actor has compromised a VM in a cloud environment that shares the same physical hardware as non-compromised VMs. Which cloud technology attack method could now be used to exfiltrate credentials, cryptographic keys, and other sensitive information?

side-channel attack
cloud malware injection attack
resource exhaustion attack
account takeover

Explanation: Side-channel attacks are often based on information gained from implementing the underlying computer system (or cloud environment) instead of a specific weakness in the implemented technology or algorithm.

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