‘Midnight Blizzard’ Breached HPE Email Months Before Microsoft Hack

January 25, 2024 at 02:29PM Russian threat actor “Midnight Blizzard,” also known as Nobelium, breached both Hewlett-Packard Enterprise’s (HPE) and Microsoft’s email environments, exfiltrating data from senior leadership and other segments. Both companies were unaware of the breaches until months later, highlighting the threat’s insidious nature. The attack serves as a sobering reminder of the … Read more

HPE Says Russian Government Hackers Had Access to Emails for 6 Months

January 25, 2024 at 05:18AM Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) disclosed that its cloud email environment was targeted by hackers believed to be sponsored by the Russian government. The attack, attributed to the Midnight Blizzard and Cozy Bear threat groups, resulted in unauthorized access and data exfiltration. Microsoft also reported a similar attack by the same … Read more

What Microsoft’s latest email breach says about this IT security heavyweight

January 24, 2024 at 06:07AM Microsoft revealed a second breach by Russian cyber spies, Cozy Bear, who stole emails and files from the tech giant’s leadership and security teams. The company is uncertain about the breach’s financial impact but has faced similar incidents before. Concerns about Microsoft’s security practices were raised by a US Senator, … Read more

Russian Cyberspies Exploiting TeamCity Vulnerability at Scale: Government Agencies

December 14, 2023 at 06:24AM Russian cyberespionage group APT29 exploited a recent TeamCity vulnerability, impacting on-premises instances, to conduct large-scale cyberattacks since September 2023. US, UK, and Polish government agencies confirm APT29’s exploitation, linking the group to the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service. The exploitation enabled the group to access networks, deploy backdoors, and exfiltrate sensitive … Read more