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JadePuffer crims hijacked Azure identities and used them to blow up cloud resources
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Fusion42 · 29 September 2026 · Fusion42 review
The criminal group Storm-3168 used compromised Azure service principals to conduct extensive destructive attacks on cloud resources and steal credentials, likely preparing for a ransomware attack without issuing a ransom demand.
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Your Azure cloud workloads are now prime targets for identity hijacking and destructive attacks that can bypass conventional detection. Secure your service principals urgently or face sudden operational destruction and credential theft.
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1 source · 29 Sep 2026
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