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Microsoft says SolarWinds hackers may have breached 14 more companies
Nobelium attempted 23,000 attacks since July but had a low success rate, according to Microsoft.
Kris Holt10.25.2021
DOJ: Hackers behind SolarWinds attacks targeted federal prosecutors
The Justice Department says hackers behind the SolarWinds attacks targeted federal prosecutors, with 27 offices reporting at least one breach.
Jon Fingas07.31.2021
Microsoft says Chinese hackers used a SolarWinds exploit to conduct attacks
Microsoft has discovered an exploit in SolarWinds' software that was being used by Chinese hackers.
Saqib Shah07.14.2021
Microsoft customer support rep compromised by hackers behind SolarWinds breach
The group behind the SolarWinds hacks launched another cyberattack campaign, and one of the victims was a Microsoft customer support agent.
Mariella Moon06.25.2021
Microsoft reveals new phishing campaign by SolarWinds hackers
The group behind the massive SolarWinds hacks has also been running a sophisticated email-based spear-phishing campaign, according to Microsoft.
Mariella Moon05.28.2021
Biden signs cybersecurity executive order in the wake of pipeline shutdown
A new executive order from the White House is supposed to help prevent future incidents like the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack.
Richard Lawler05.12.2021
Report: Russia 'likely' kept access to US networks after SolarWinds hack
Russian intelligence 'likely' still has access to US networks after the SolarWinds hack despite attempts to close vulnerabilities, according to sources.
Jon Fingas04.25.2021
US expels Russian diplomats in response to SolarWinds hack
The US has expelled Russian diplomats and imposed new sanctions in response to the SolarWinds hack and election interference.
Jon Fingas04.15.2021
SolarWinds hack reportedly accessed emails for key DHS officials
SolarWinds hackers reportedly compromised the email of Homeland Security officials, including acting Secretary Chad Wolf.
Jon Fingas03.29.2021
US plans 'a mix of actions' against Russia over SolarWinds cyberattack
The government will reportedly start carrying those out within the next three weeks.
Kris Holt03.08.2021
SolarWinds hackers accessed Microsoft source code for 3 products
Microsoft has completed its investigation into the SolarWinds hack and has determined that the hackers didn't get their hands on customer data.
Mariella Moon02.19.2021
New White House website includes a hidden recruitment message for coders
With Joe Biden now the 46th president of the United States, the official White House website has gone live with an eye-catching new design.
Igor Bonifacic01.20.2021
SolarWinds hackers also targeted security specialist Malwarebytes
American security company Malwarebytes has revealed that it was targeted by the same “nation state actor implicated in SolarWinds breach.” The firm says it doesn’t use SolarWinds’ IT software, which served as the hackers’ entryway into the systems of all the companies and federal agencies they breached, and that it was infiltrated using another intrusion vector. In particular, the bad actors got in through a dormant email protection product within its Office 365 tenant.
Mariella Moon01.20.2021
SolarWinds brings in a former federal cybersecurity chief as a consultant
Christopher Krebs and former Facebook security chief Alex Stamos have opened a consultancy.
Kris Holt01.08.2021
SolarWinds hackers accessed some of the DOJ’s email accounts
The DOJ says approximately three percent of its Office 365 email accounts were accessed in connection to the SolarWinds hack.
Igor Bonifacic01.06.2021
US intelligence agencies say Russia was likely behind the SolarWinds hack
The FBI, NSA and CISA say it'll take a lot of effort to fix the problem.
Daniel Cooper01.06.2021
SolarWinds hack may have been much wider than first thought
The SolarWinds hack may have compromised many more networks than first thought, and might have taken advantage of weaknesses in the US and Europe.
Jon Fingas01.02.2021
SolarWinds hackers accessed Microsoft source code
The hackers behind the SolarWinds attack were able to view some of Microsoft's source code, the company said in an update.
Karissa Bell12.31.2020
SolarWinds hackers also targeted security firm CrowdStrike
The group behind the SolarWinds hack also tried to compromise CrowdStrike, a top security firm.
Karissa Bell12.24.2020
NVIDIA and Intel used compromised SolarWinds software
NVIDIA and Intel have joined the growing list of organizations affected by the unprecedented hack US officials have blamed on Russia.
Karissa Bell12.21.2020