Russia's Midnight Blizzard Gained Access to HP's Email System

Financial technology leader EquiLend hit by LockBit, Ring will stop police access to doorbell camera footage, Ukraine claims hit on Russian science center, Apple wins a battle against NSO, much more

Note bene: While Metacurity explores switching to alternative newsletter platforms, please know that whatever we do, you can always reach Metacurity at https://metacurity.com.

Photo by Jayasahan Hansana on Unsplash

In a filing at the US Securities and Exchange Commission, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) said a suspected nation-state actor gained unauthorized access to its cloud-based email system, pointing a finger at Russian-state hacking group Midnight Blizzard, also known as Cozy Bear, which is also suspected in a recent Microsoft hack.

The company said it was informed on December 12 that a nation-state hacking group had breached the email system and that it accessed and “exfiltrated data” starting in May 2023 from a small percentage of its mailboxes belonging to people who work in cybersecurity and other departments.

HPE believes the breach is likely related to earlier activity by Midnight Blizzard. In that incident, the company was notified in June 2023 that hackers had gained acces…