Hackers are mining crypto in the cloud—on your dime.
Microsoft uncovered Storm-1977 targeting education sector cloud accounts via password spraying.
They used AzureChecker.exe, hijacked guest accounts, spun up 200+ containers, and ran illicit crypto mining.
⚠️ Time to lock it down.
#CyberSecurity
https://thehackernews.com/2025/04/storm-1977-hits-education-clouds-with.html
Anonymous 🐈️🐾☕🍵🏴🇵🇸 /
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2025-04-27 22:05:36
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2025-04-27 22:05:36Event JSON
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