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BOSTON (AP) — The sprawling hacking campaign deemed a grave threat to U.S. national security came to be known as SolarWinds, for the company whose software update was seeded by Russian intelligence agents with malware to penetrate sensitive government and private networks. Yet it was Microsoft whose code the cyber spies persistently abused in the campaigns second stage, rifling through emails and other files of such high-value targets as then-acting Homeland Security chief Chad Wolf —...

Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — The sprawling, monthslong hacking campaign deemed a grave threat to U.S. national security came to be known as SolarWinds for the company whose software update Russian intelligence agents stealthily seeded with malware to penetrate sensitive government and private networks. Yet it was Microsoft whose code the cyber spies persistently abused in the campaign’s second stage, rifling through emails and other files of such high-value targets as then-acting Homeland...

SolarWinds hacking campaign puts Microsoft in hot seat FRANK BAJAK, AP Technology Writer April 17, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 3 1of3FILE - In this Feb. 23, 2021, file photo Brad Smith, president of Microsoft Corporation, speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington during a hearing on emerging technologies and their impact on national security. Federal lawmakers are insisting Microsoft swiftly upgrade security to what they say it should have provided in the first place _ and without fleecin...

The sprawling hacking campaign came to be known as SolarWinds, for the company whose software update was seeded by Russian intelligence agents with malware to penetrate government and private networks.

SolarWinds hacking campaign puts Microsoft in hot seat Lawmakers are insisting that Microsoft swiftly upgrade security to what they believe it should have provided in the first place. Author: Associated Press Updated: 8:41 AM EDT April 17, 2021 The sprawling, monthslong hacking campaign deemed a grave threat to U.S. national security came to be known as SolarWinds for the company whose software update Russian intelligence agents stealthily seeded with malware to ...

Sanctioned Russian IT company partners with Microsoft, IBM FRANK BAJAK and MATT OBRIEN, AP Technology Writers April 15, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail President Joe Biden leaves after speaking about Russia in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, April 15, 2021, in Washington.Andrew Harnik/AP The Treasury Department on Thursday slapped six Russian technology companies with sanctions for supporting Kremlin intelligence agencies engaged in “dangerous and disruptive cyber attacks.” But only ...

The Treasury Department on Thursday slapped six Russian technology companies with sanctions for supporting Kremlin intelligence agencies.