SolarWinds Hackers Access Malwarebytes’ Office 365 Emails
‘Attackers leveraged a dormant email production product within our Office 365 tenant that allowed access to a limited subset of internal company emails,’ Malwarebytes CEO Marcin Kleczynski wrote in a blog post. By Michael Novinson January 20, 2021, 11:48 AM EST
The Russian hackers behind the massive SolarWinds attack gained access to a limited subset of Malwarebytes’ internal company emails stored in Microsoft Office 365.
The Santa Clara, Calif.-based endpoint security vendor said it received information Dec. 15 from the Microsoft Security Response Center about suspicious activity from a third-party application in its Office 365 tenant, Malwarebytes CEO Marcin Kleczynski wrote in a blog post Tuesday. The suspicious activity was consistent with the tactics, techniques of procedures of the hacker behind the SolarWinds attack.
Hackers first accessed SolarWinds in September 2019 and went out of their way to avoid being detected by the company’s software development and build teams, the company’s new CEO said.
Hackers attempted to troll FireEye CEO Kevin Mandia with a postcard that called into question the company’s ability to attribute cyberattacks to the Russian government, Reuters reported.
SolarWinds Fights Back With Chris Krebs, Alex Stamos Hires
‘Armed with what we have learned of this attack, we are also reflecting on our own security practices and seeking opportunities to enhance our posture and policies. We have brought in the expertise of Chris Krebs and Alex Stamos to assist in this review,’ SolarWinds tells CRN. By Michael Novinson January 08, 2021, 07:30 AM EST
SolarWinds has brought in two of the world’s most famous security minds to help the embattled vendor pick up the pieces after the colossal Russian hacking campaign.
“Armed with what we have learned of this attack, we are also reflecting on our own security practices and seeking opportunities to enhance our posture and policies,” SolarWinds told CRN. “We have brought in the expertise of Chris Krebs and Alex Stamos to assist in this review and provide best-in-class guidance on our journey to evolve into an industry leading secure software development c
SolarWinds has agreed to pay their top executive during the entirety of the colossal Russian hacking campaign $312,500 to help the company defend itself in investigations.