SolarWinds hack officially blamed on Russia: What you need to know

05 Jan 2021 - Cybersecurity

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“US intelligence agencies attributed a sophisticated malware campaign to Russia in a joint statement Tuesday, several weeks after public reports of the hack that has affected local, state and federal agencies in the US in addition to private companies including Microsoft. The massive breach, which reportedly compromised an email system used by senior leadership at the Treasury Department and systems at several other federal agencies, started in March 2020 when hackers compromised IT management software from SolarWinds.” is covered in this article or audio, SolarWinds hack officially blamed on Russia: What you need to know, by Laura Hautala.