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More companies expected to disclose email hacks by Russian intelligence

Microsoft and Hewlett Packard Enterprises have disclosed hacks in recent SEC filings. There are more to come, experts say.

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Updated January 26, 2024 at 8:19 p.m. EST|Published January 26, 2024 at 6:49 p.m. EST
New rules from the Securities and Exchange Commission are expected to spark more disclosures of computer hacking incidents. (Andrew Kelly/Reuters)
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Security experts expect many more companies to disclose that they’ve been hacked by Russian intelligence agents who stole emails from executives following disclosures by Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard Enterprise in the past week.

Microsoft said late Thursday that it had found more victims and was in the process of notifying them. A spokesperson declined to say how many. But three experts in and out of government said that the attack was deeper and broader than the disclosures to date reveal.