
Threat actors use ARTEX AI to steal Azure Key Vault secrets
Microsoft says one agent went from GitHub searches to Key Vault access in five minutes, using stolen service principals.
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Microsoft says one agent went from GitHub searches to Key Vault access in five minutes, using stolen service principals.

Hackers abused ConnectWise Cloud Backup identities to access at least 162 Microsoft 365 tenants.

Microsoft says Storm-3168 used stolen Azure identities to delete cloud resources within about seven minutes.

Microsoft links destructive Azure Storage deletions and storage key theft by Storm-3168 (JADEPUFFER) to compromised service principals with credentials leaked on GitHub.
Microsoft attributes Azure cloud destruction attacks to Storm-3168, the actor behind JadePuffer agentic ransomware, after hijacked service principals deleted 100+ storage accounts.

Microsoft says Storm-3168, or Jadepuffer, used compromised Azure service principals to delete cloud resources and collect credentials.

Microsoft details Storm-3168 (JADEPUFFER) using two stolen Azure service principals to rapidly delete 100+ storage accounts and harvest keys for extortion.

JADEPUFFER-linked Storm-3168 deleted Azure storage, databases, and recovery resources with stolen service principals.

Microsoft says Storm-3168 used compromised Azure service principals to delete cloud resources and collect storage keys.

Microsoft details Storm-3168 (JADEPUFFER) destroying Azure resources via compromised service principals in the first documented agentic ransomware operation's Azure activity.
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