Microsoft has released a threat detection and mitigation strategy for its Azure cloud platform. The software giant says hackers are using several “living off the land” attack techniques to evade security measures, escalate privileges and deploy cryptominers. The alert comes as thousands of companies worldwide have been hacked as a result of exploits of unpatched vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange servers. The company suggests that users should only permit limited access to Azure applications, Microsoft says. The NSA has warned that threat actors can use compromised system administration accounts in the Microsoft Azure platform to assign credentials to cloud application services.”]
Source: https://www.govinfosecurity.com/hackers-waging-living-off-land-attacks-on-azure-a-16158