SiliconANGLE

Threat actor uses phishing and SIM-swapping to gain access to Azure Virtual Machines

A threat actor who has been known to target Microsoft Corp. products in the past has started using a combination of phishing and SIM-swapping attacks to take over Microsoft Azure administrative ...
Network World

Microsoft Build 2024: Cloud infra updates include Cobalt 100-based VMs, access to Copilot in Azure

Azure Compute Fleet, a new service designed to simplify Azure provisioning, is also among the cloud infrastructure updates unveiled at Microsoft's Build 2024 event in Seattle. At its Build 2024 event ...
Bleeping Computer

Hackers use Azure Serial Console for stealthy access to VMs

A financially motivated cybergang tracked by Mandiant as 'UNC3944' is using phishing and SIM swapping attacks to hijack Microsoft Azure admin accounts and gain access to virtual machines. From there, ...
CSOonline

Attacker uses the Azure Serial Console to gain access to Microsoft VM

Using the access to virtual machines the attackers employed malicious use of the Serial Console on Azure Virtual Machines to install third-party remote management software within client environments.
SDxCentral

Azure VM users have just over 90 days to prepare for Internet access overhaul

Azure virtual machine users: Be prepared, as there are less than three months before Microsoft fundamentally changes how VMs connect to the Internet, with default outbound access set to be retired.