Isn't Azure built on Linux?
Suspect MS are suffering from this since as they say: Microsoft threat researchers say ..."XorDdos depicts the trend of malware increasingly targeting Linux-based operating systems, which are commonly deployed on cloud infrastructures and Internet of Things (IoT) devices,"
Using Linux is a great way to deflect criticism: the problems MS are experiencing in the Azure cloud infrastructure is not to do with MS (proprietary) software but with Linux...