Azure CLI Password Spray Hits at Least 78 Microsoft Accounts in 81M+ Attempts
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"Azure CLI Password Spray Hits at Least 78 Microsoft Accounts in 81M+ Attempts" is generating significant coverage in the Technology category, with 6 articles from 6 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include BankInfoSecurity, BleepingComputer, Security Affairs and Cybernews. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Coverage (6)
- Azure Password-Spraying Attack Bypasses MFA Defenses BankInfoSecurity · 137d ago
- Hackers target Microsoft 365 accounts with 81 million login attempts BleepingComputer · 137d ago
- Azure CLI Targeted in LSHIY Password Spray Campaign Across 64 Orgs Security Affairs · 137d ago
- Massive password-spraying attack hits Microsoft Azure CLI, with legacy login still active at many orgs Cybernews · 137d ago
- Massive Password Spray Campaign Targeting Azure CLI SecurityWeek · 137d ago
- Azure CLI Password Spray Hits at Least 78 Microsoft Accounts in 81M+ Attempts The Hacker News · 137d ago
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