Azure

Azure is a cloud computing platform and service offered by Microsoft, providing a range of cloud services including virtual machines, storage, and networking.

Why it’s in the news: It is in the news due to a major maintenance disruption affecting its hybrid cloud services and a high-profile security breach where its identities were hijacked for a destructive attack.

Latest on Azure

• Microsoft defines its Azure instance lifecycle, without any info about timing
• EU set to name AWS and Azure DMA gatekeepers in November
• Azure maintenance mess disrupted hybrid clouds, VPNs, cloudy VMware services
• Azure maintenance mess disrupts hybrid clouds, VPNs, cloudy VMware services
• JadePuffer crims hijacked Azure identities and used them to blow up cloud resources
• JadePuffer AI Actor Compromises Azure Tenant in Destructive Cloud Attack
• JadePuffer AI actor compromised an Azure tenant on January 22, 2025, by exploiting exposed credentials.
• Microsoft's maintenance error on fiber infrastructure in California caused an outage affecting Azure services for approximately five hours.
• The incident disrupted 27 services operating in the region during the outage window.
• GitHub's infrastructure running on Microsoft Azure cloud services
• Microsoft’s open source tools were hacked to steal passwords of AI developers

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