Cloud Company Assisted 17 Different Government Hacking Groups: US Researchers

The home page of the Cloudzy internet service provider is seen in a photo illustration taken in Washington on July 31, 2023. Raphael Satter/Reuters

An obscure cloud service company has been providing state-sponsored hackers with internet services to spy on and extort their victims, a cybersecurity firm said in a report to be published on Tuesday.

Researchers at Texas-based Halcyon said a company called Cloudzy had been leasing server space and reselling it to no fewer than 17 different state-sponsored hacking groups from China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, India, Pakistan, and Vietnam.