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Storm-2949

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Storm-2949

Threat actor1 report from 1 vendor· last reported 2026-05-18

Storm-2949 is a sophisticated threat actor that exploited Microsoft’s Self-Service Password Reset process to compromise high-value accounts, primarily targeting IT personnel and senior leadership. They leveraged Azure tools and APIs to conduct reconnaissance, exfiltrate sensitive data from Microsoft 365 applications, and manipulate Azure resources, including Key Vaults and SQL databases. The actor employed social engineering tactics to bypass MFA and utilized custom Python scripts for directory discovery and data exfiltration. Their operations included lateral movement across cloud and endpoint environments while mimicking legitimate administrative behavior.

Vendor aliases (1)

The same group is tracked under different names by different vendors.

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VariousStorm-2949

MITRE ATT&CK techniques (3)

Indicators of compromise

ipv4176.123.4.44
ipv491.208.197.87
ipv4185.241.208.243

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Report timeline

Every report in the Global Intel Library that names Storm-2949, newest first. Open any report to see the full analysis with provenance.

  1. Microsoft2026-05-18
    How Storm-2949 turned a compromised identity into a cloud-wide breach
    T1566.001T1567.002T1059.001
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Threat feed IOCs (0)

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Public research & publications (1)

Open-source reports about this actor collected from MISP Galaxy.