Summary: Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has informed at least 16 employees about a data breach resulting from a cyberattack attributed to Russian state-sponsored hackers, Cozy Bear. The breach, which occurred in May 2023, compromised personal information such as driver’s licenses, credit card numbers, and Social Security numbers. HPE disclosed the incident in an SEC filing and is conducting an investigation into the extent of the breach alongside past security incidents.
Affected: Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
Keypoints :
- The breach involved unauthorized access to a limited number of Office 365 mailboxes targeted by Cozy Bear, a group linked to Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service.
- HPE’s investigation revealed that both Office 365 and a SharePoint server were compromised in separate but related incidents in May 2023.
- This incident follows previous breaches of HPE’s network, including incidents attributed to Chinese hackers and other threat actors.