Everest Ransomware Claims 90GB Data Theft Involving Legacy Polycom Systems

Everest ransomware claims a breach involving legacy Polycom systems later acquired by HP Inc., alleging the theft of 90GB of internal data.

The Everest ransomware group has claimed responsibility for a data breach involving systems linked to Polycom, a legacy enterprise communications brand that was acquired by HP Inc. in 2022 and rebranded as Poly (HP Poly).

The group alleges it obtained approximately 90GB of internal data. However, available evidence suggests the material may originate from legacy Polycom engineering or development environments that predate HP Inc.’s acquisition of the company.

According to statements posted on Everest’s dark web leak site, the data is described as a database and internal company documentation. The group claims the files originate from Polycom-related environments and has threatened to publish the data after a 9-day countdown if its demands are not met.

To support its claims, Everest has released a series of screenshots ...