Cybersecurity incident — 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

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.