Microsoft says that SolarWinds hackers, who committed one of the worst cyberattacks to have hit the U.S. government, have struck again with a new global attack targeting more than 150 government agencies, think tanks, and other organizations.
On Thursday, the U.S. intelligence and security launched a “call to action” to address supply chain threats from foreign powers.
Texas-based software company SolarWinds was the victim of a major hack recently that affected multiple government agencies and corporate clients. In a hearing before the House Oversight and Homeland Security Committees, the company’s former CEO blamed an intern that changed a company password to “solarwinds123.”
Microsoft President Brad Smith said on Sunday that a recent hack of the Texas-based IT firm SolarWinds was “the largest and most sophisticated attack the world has ever seen.”
A recent report states that a cybersecurity firm has found three new “critical” vulnerabilities in SolarWinds software after a vulnerability in the company’s systems led to a massive hack of U.S. government and corporate sites last year.
The hacker group behind the suspected Russian cyberattack of Texas-based IT company SolarWinds is now suspected of also gaining access to Microsoft’s internal systems.
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A recent report claims that a second hacking group was targeting the Texas-based IT company SolarWinds at the time that the first breach of the company’s systems was discovered. The SolarWinds hack resulted in large-scale intrusions into government agencies including the Treasury.
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has revealed that the recent hack of the Austin-based IT company SolarWinds was much worse than initially reported and “poses a grave risk to the federal government.” The National Nuclear Security Administration, which maintains America’s nuclear stockpile, has been targeted by the hack.
Hackers that infiltrated the Texas-based software company SolarWinds with a malware hack that potentially impacted both government agencies and major companies reportedly focused on the company due to its market dominance.
The Texas-based IT company SolarWinds recently announced that it has suffered a “highly-sophisticated, targeted and manual supply chain attack by a nation state,” which may have left multiple U.S. government agencies vulnerable. The federal government is investigating a major hack of government agencies including the Treasury Department.