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SolarWinds Attackers Focused on Cyber and Tech Firms
Whether it was opportunity, strategy or sheer chutzpah, the suspected Russian hackers behind a massive cyber-attack revealed last month focused particular attention on technology companies, including cyber-security firms entrusted to find malicious activity in their clients’ networks.
Four cyber-security companies announced this week that they had been targeted as part of the attack, adding to a list of at least eight other tech companies that the hackers tried to breach. Many of the companies said they successfully blocked the attackers, but some others acknowledged that their networks were infiltrated.
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The hackers may have focused on technology and cyber-security companies simply because, after government agencies, they were the next best targets. For hackers, cyber-security companies represent the gatekeepers guarding the computer networks they so desperately wish to exploit, said Allan Liska, senior security arch
SolarWinds Attackers Hit Strategic Targets: Cyber and Tech Firms Four cybersecurity companies announced this week that they had been targeted as part of the attack, adding to a list of at least eight other tech firms.
Bloomberg | Jan 29, 2021
Kartikay Mehrotra and Alyza Sebenius (Bloomberg) Whether it was opportunity, strategy or sheer chutzpah, the suspected Russian hackers behind a massive cyber-attack revealed last month focused particular attention on technology companies, including cybersecurity firms entrusted to find malicious activity in their clients’ networks.
Four cybersecurity companies announced this week that they had been targeted as part of the attack, adding to a list of at least eight other tech companies that the hackers tried to breach. Many of the companies said they successfully blocked the attackers, but some others acknowledged that their networks were infiltrated.
Suspected Russian hackers targeted the cybersecurity company Malwarebytes Inc in the course of a sprawling cyberattack that targeted US government agencies and companies.