⚠️ Microsoft Identifies Storm-0501 as Major Threat in Hybrid Cloud Ransomware Attacks

🚨 New Hybrid Cloud Ransomware Threat: Microsoft has identified Storm-0501, a financially motivated cybercriminal group, as a major threat targeting hybrid cloud environments. Active since 2021, Storm-0501 is known for leveraging ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operations, deploying ransomware like Embargo, Hive, and BlackCat.

This group targets sectors including government, transportation, manufacturing, and law enforcement, using weak credentials and over-privileged accounts to breach systems. Their tactics involve moving laterally from on-premises networks to cloud environments, exfiltrating data, stealing credentials, and deploying ransomware. They exploit remote code execution vulnerabilities in unpatched servers and use tools like Cobalt Strike and Rclone for data exfiltration.

⚠️ Key Points:

Targeted Sectors: Government, law enforcement, manufacturing, transportation.
Ransomware Payloads: Embargo, Hive, BlackCat, LockBit.
Hybrid Cloud Tactics: Credential theft, lateral movement, persistent backdoors.
Weak MFA and Cloud Session Hijacking: Exploits Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD) and admin accounts with disabled MFA.
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