Hackers who attacked SolarWinds also violated Microsoft itself, accessing and downloading source code - including items from Exchange, email, and the company's calendar product. (AP)

White House says it is closely monitoring Microsoft’s emergency fix

Adriana MaraisMarch 5, 21Microsoft, SolarWinds

The White House is closely following an emergency fix that Microsoft Corp released, US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said Thursday after an unknown hacking group recently broke into organizations using a loophole. in the company’s mail server software. “We are closely monitoring Microsoft’s emergency patch for previously unknown vulnerabilities in Exchange Server software and reports of potential compromise from US think tanks and industry base defense entities,” Jake said. Sullivan, National Security Advisor to President Joe Biden, on Twitter. We encourage network owners to apply fixes as soon as…

A spokesperson for SolarWinds said the company "remains focused on working with customers and experts to share information and work to better understand this issue." (Pixabay)

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At least 200 victims identified in suspicion of Russian hacking

Sanjay PatilDecember 20, 20cyber security, SolarWinds

At least 200 organizations, including government agencies and businesses around the world, have been hacked in a suspected Russian cyber attack that implanted malicious code into widely used software, a cybersecurity company said and three people familiar with the ongoing investigations. The number of actual hackers was one of the many unanswered questions regarding the cyberattack, which used a backdoor into SolarWinds Corp s Orion network management software. as a preparation ground for further attacks. Recorded Future Inc., a Massachusetts-based cybersecurity company, has identified 198 victims who were hacked using…

Microsoft said its anti-virus software detected intrusions into dozens of networked systems, most of them in the United States, through software provided by US technology company SolarWinds. (Pixabay)

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NATO checks systems after US cyberattack

Febin MathewDecember 19, 20Cisco, Microsoft, NATO, SolarWinds

NATO said on Saturday it was checking its computer systems after a massive cyberattack on U.S. government agencies and others that Washington blamed on Moscow. “For the moment, no evidence of compromise has been found on NATO networks. Our experts continue to assess the situation, with a view to identifying and mitigating potential risks to our networks,” said to AFP a NATO official. Microsoft said Thursday that its anti-virus software had detected intrusions into dozens of networked systems, most of them in the United States, through software provided by US…