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JadePuffer crims hijacked Azure identities and used them to blow up cloud resources

Published

29 September 2026

Topic

regulatory

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Cloud Infrastructure

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United States

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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.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Cloud Infrastructure.

◆ ◆ The Wire takeaway

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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Cloud Infrastructureazureransomwarecloud-securityidentity-theftcyberattack