MEDIUMVulnerability
Global

JADEPUFFER-Linked Attackers Used Compromised Service Principals to Delete Azure Resources

·Source: The Hacker News

Updated:

Executive Summary

The threat actor known as JADEPUFFER has been observed orchestrating destructive actions within a Microsoft Azure environment using compromised service principals. Microsoft, which is tracking the activity under the name Storm-3168, has called it an evolution of the threat actor's tradecraft. The attack took place in early June 2026 over a period of about 18 hours. "The destructive operations

Analysis

The threat actor known as JADEPUFFER has been observed orchestrating destructive actions within a Microsoft Azure environment using compromised service principals. Microsoft, which is tracking the activity under the name Storm-3168, has called it an evolution of the threat actor's tradecraft. The attack took place in early June 2026 over a period of about 18 hours. "The destructive operations
Source Attribution

Originally published by The Hacker News on Sep 28, 2026.

Related Threats