Cybersecurity firm Malwarebytes said Tuesday it believes that some of its emails were compromised by the same threat actors behind the hack of SolarWinds technology, which caused a breach of U.S. government systems late last year. In a statement, Malwarebytes said that based on the tactics and techniques of the attack, the Santa Clara, California-based…
Malwarebytes Hacked By Group Behind SolarWinds Breach, Company Says
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DOJ Employee Email Accounts Accessed by SolarWinds Hackers
The Justice Department confirmed Wednesday that its employees’ email accounts had been accessed by the hackers who broke into software company SolarWinds. The department discovered the breach on Dec. 24, 2020, and has eliminated the identified method by which the hackers had accessed its Microsoft Office 365 email environment, spokesperson Marc Raimondi said in a…
US Security Agencies Say SolarWinds Hack ‘Likely Russian in Origin’
Top U.S. government agencies said Tuesday that Russia was likely behind the hack of SolarWinds technology, which caused a breach of U.S. government systems, calling it “a serious compromise that will require a sustained and dedicated effort to remediate.” The federal security agencies in a rare joint statement said they believe, based on evidence so…
Microsoft Says It Was Hacked in SolarWinds Cyberattack
Microsoft confirmed that hackers behind a widespread attack on SolarWinds—used by federal government agencies—also breached its systems. The hackers were able to access internal Microsoft systems and viewed source code used to create software products, the Redmond, Washington-based firm said on Thursday. “We detected unusual activity with a small number of internal accounts and upon…
Michigan Used SolarWinds Network, Says Election-Related Networks Not Connected
The state of Michigan was using the network that was attacked through malicious code earlier this year, an official confirmed to The Epoch Times. The SolarWinds Orion network was compromised through malware, or malicious code, that gave attackers access to systems when customers uploaded updates to the network, according to cybersecurity firm FireEye, which was…
Michigan Used SolarWinds’ Orion, Says Election-Related Networks Not Connected
The state of Michigan was using the software that was attacked through malicious code earlier this year, an official confirmed to The Epoch Times. The SolarWinds Orion software was compromised through malware, or malicious code, which was able “to transfer files, execute files, profile the system, reboot the machine, and disable system services,” according to…
Treasury Inspector General: No Taxpayer Info Exposed in SolarWinds Hack ‘At This Time’
There is currently no evidence that taxpayer information was exposed in the SolarWinds hack, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA), J. Russell George, said in a letter to lawmakers on Dec. 23. SolarWinds technology is used by five branches of the U.S. military, numerous government agencies, and hundreds of Fortune 500 companies. At least seven agencies,…
Krebs: SolarWinds Cyberattack ‘Happened On My Watch’
Former senior cybersecurity official Christopher Krebs said Sunday that the cyberattack against SolarWinds technology, which caused a breach of U.S. government systems, “happened on my watch.” Krebs, who prior to his recent dismissal by President Donald Trump served as director of the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) told CNN’s Jake…
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