--- title: Microsoft Self-Service Password Reset abused in Azure... description: Microsoft has detailed attacks by threat actor Storm-2949 targeting Microsoft 365 and Azure environments. The attacker uses social engineering to trick... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/microsoft-self-service-password-reset-abused-in-azure-data-theft-attacks-wzksyvp0l twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Microsoft Self-Service Password Reset abused in Azure data theft attacks | daily.dev og:description: Microsoft has detailed attacks by threat actor Storm-2949 targeting Microsoft 365 and Azure environments. The attacker uses social engineering to trick... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/microsoft-self-service-password-reset-abused-in-azure-data-theft-attacks-wzksyvp0l og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/WZksyvP0l.png og:image:alt: Microsoft Self-Service Password Reset abused in Azure data theft attacks og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Microsoft Self-Service Password Reset abused in Azure data theft attacks **[BleepingComputer](https://daily.dev/sources/bleepingcomputer)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Microsoft has detailed attacks by threat actor Storm-2949 targeting Microsoft 365 and Azure environments. The attacker uses social engineering to trick privileged users into approving MFA prompts during a Self-Service Password Reset flow, then hijacks accounts to exfiltrate data from OneDrive, SharePoint, Azure Key Vaults, SQL servers, and storage accounts. Post-compromise activity includes deploying ScreenConnect, disabling Defender, and wiping forensic evidence. Microsoft recommends least-privilege principles, conditional access policies, phishing-resistant MFA for admins, and tighter Azure RBAC and Key Vault controls. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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