Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2021-01-12 00:00:00
Affected organization: Mimecast
Affected country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
Event type: Exploitive
Event subtype: Exploitation of Network Infrastructure
Motive: Political-Espionage
Actor: SVR (COZYBEAR)
Actor type: Nation-State
Actor country: Russian Federation
Description: Email security provider Mimecast said that hackers hijacked its products in order to spy on its customers. It is believed that Mimecast is another victim of the SolarWinds hack.