Hewlett Packard Enterprise, an American cloud and storage solutions giant, has warned American authorities about an infiltration into its network. The Russian hacker group behind this cyberattack is believed to be responsible for the recent Microsoft compromise.
A new operation by Kremlin hackers has been detected. Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) reported to US authorities on January 24 that its system had been compromised by Russian state hackers. HPE, resulting from a split with computer manufacturer HP, is a major player in storage solutions.
In the document sent to American regulators, the company says it believes that “ The threat actor accessed and exfiltrated data as early as May 2023 from a small percentage of mailboxes belonging to people in our cybersecurity, business operations, and other functions. »
HPE specifies that the incident had no material impact on activities and the group is working with law enforcement. The first analyzes of the modus operandi point the responsibility towards the Cozy Bear collective, also called Nobelium, a unit of Russian intelligence hackers. Earlier in January, Microsoft said the same group compromised some of its top executives’ email accounts.
Hackers behind numerous attacks against the United States
Known in the cyber world under the name “APT29”, this collective would be part of the Russian foreign intelligence service SVR, responsible for espionage abroad and electronic surveillance. Hackers are behind many more devastating attacks against the United States, including the 2020 SolarWinds hack and the 2016 Democratic Party Committee in the midst of the presidential campaign.
The scandal of the Microsoft attack coupled with that of HPE suggests that Russia is leading a vast cyberespionage campaign against American tech giants.
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