Massive Breach Shakes Microsoft Azure to its Core

In a security breach, several Azure accounts were compromised for the first time in history, which resulted in the loss of important data from the users. A cyberattack was launched against senior executives in several major corporations and affected a variety of environments at the same time. 

In November 2023, Proofpoint, a cybersecurity company, discovered a harmful attack by combining cloud account takeover (CTO) with phishing techniques that would steal credentials from the victim. This attack used the same harmful campaign that was discovered by Proofpoint in November 2023. 

It is alleged that the hackers have used proxy services to get around geographical limitations and conceal their actual location, which would allow them to access both Office Home and Microsoft 365 applications at the same time. It is thought that the attackers used links in the papers that led to phishing websites to execute the attack. 

The anchor text for some of these links was “View document,” which made no sense to me as it did not imply anything about their real location. There was a well-planned attack that targeted both mid-level employees and senior employees, though a greater number of the former employees’ accounts were hacked as a result. 

According to Proofpoint, CEOs, presidents, account managers, finance

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