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The first phases of this monthslong cyberespionage campaign started
spring. The malware gave the hackers remote access to victims’ networks.
The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security’s cybersecurity arm are investigating what experts and former officials said appeared to be a large-scale penetration of U.S. government agencies. Industry expertssaid
it bore the hallmarks of Russian tradecraft.
“This can turn into one of the most impactful espionage campaigns on record,” said cybersecurity expert Dmitri Alperovitch.
SolarWinds said the “potential vulnerability” was related to updates released between March and June for software that helps organizations monitor their online networks for problems.
“We believe that this vulnerability is the result of a highly- sophisticated, targeted and manual supply chain attack by a nationstate,”
said SolarWinds CEO Kevin Thompson in a statement.
The compromise is critical because SolarWinds would give a hacker “God- mode” access to the network, making everything visible, said Alperovitch.
The U.S. government did not publicly identify Russia as the culpritbehind
the hacks, first reported by Reuters, and said little about who might be responsible. Cybersecurity experts said last week that they considered Russian state hackers to be the main suspect.
Why did Trump let the Russians hack us?
Why did Trump let the Russians hack us?
They'll need a hefty rope for that fat cocksucker.
SAGE
Big Bad Bob wrote:
SAGE
Have you been 4channing?
Why did Trump let the Russians hack us?
They'll need a hefty rope for that fat cocksucker.
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