SolarWinds attack almost certainly work of Russian spooks
Investigations into the far-reaching SolarWinds Solorigate attack did not let up during the holidays
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Ongoing investigations into the significant December 2020 cyber attack on various US government agencies, orchestrated through a breach of SolarWinds Orion products, are increasingly pointing to a Russian espionage operation, according to a taskforce report.
According to the Cyber Unified Coordination Group (UCG), a single advanced persistent threat (APT) actor, likely Russian in origin, is responsible for “most or all” of the compromises that have occurred through the attack.
“At this time, we believe this was, and continues to be, an intelligence gathering effort. We are taking all necessary steps to understand the full scope of this campaign and respond accordingly,” said the group in a statement.
US intelligence agencies have concluded that the recent cyber attack against the tech company SolarWinds is likely Russian in origin, the FBI, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Office of Director of National Intelligence and National Security Agency said in a joint statement. work ..
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 far, that the hacking effort was intended for “intelligence gathering,” as opposed to an attempt to damage or disrupt government operations in the United States.
“This work indicates that an Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) actor, likely Russian in origin, is responsible for most or all of the recently discovered, ongoing cyber compromises of both government and non-governmental networks,” said the Cyber Unified Coordination Group (UCG), which is composed of the FBI, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the Office of the Dire