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This report details a destructive cloud attack exploiting compromised service principals to delete Azure resources, highlighting the critical risks of exposed credentials in public repositories. While the campaign is linked to agentic ransomware operations, Microsoft's analysis explicitly notes that AI did not directly control these specific deletion activities. The incident underscores that cloud security vulnerabilities often stem from poor credential hygiene long before automated tools are deployed.

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Storm-3168 Deletes Azure Resources in 7-Minute Destructive Cloud Attack

Cybersecurity NewsSeptember 29, 20264 min read

Storm-3168 used compromised cloud identities to carry out a destructive attack against an Azure environment in minutes. The operation shows how a stolen application credential can give an intruder broad control over hosted data, services, and recovery protections. It also highlights the growing threat from automated cloud attacks. The activity is linked to JADEPUFFER agentic […] The post Storm-3168 Deletes Azure Resources in 7-Minute Destructive Cloud Attack appeared first on Cyber Security News.

Storm-3168 used compromised cloud identities to carry out a destructive attack against an Azure environment in minutes. The operation shows how a stolen application credential can give an intruder broad control over hosted data, services, and recovery protections. It also highlights the growing threat from automated cloud attacks. The activity is linked to JADEPUFFER agentic ransomware operations, documented earlier in a different intrusion. Researchers found two compromised service principals inside one tenant, with…

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