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× Governments and major corporations worldwide are scrambling to see if they, too, were victims of a global cyber-espionage campaign that penetrated multiple US government agencies and involved a common software product used by thousands of organisations.
Russia, the prime suspect, denies involvement. Cybersecurity investigators said the hack’s impact extends far beyond the affected US agencies, which include the Treasury and Commerce departments, though they haven’t disclosed which companies or what other governments were targeted.
What happened
The hack began as early as March when malicious code was sneaked into updates to popular software that monitors computer networks of businesses and governments.
How bad is the hack that targeted U.S. agencies? | An explainer
Updated Dec 14, 2020;
Governments and major corporations worldwide are scrambling to see if they, too, were victims of a global cyberespionage campaign that penetrated multiple U.S. government agencies and involved a common software product used by thousands of organizations. Russia, the prime suspect, denies involvement. Cybersecurity investigators said the hack’s impact extends far beyond the affected U.S. agencies, which include the Treasury and Commerce departments, though they haven’t disclosed which companies or what other governments were targeted.
What happened?
The hack began as early as March when malicious code was snuck into updates to popular software that the monitors computer networks of businesses and governments. The malware, affecting a product made by U.S. company SolarWinds, gave elite hackers remote access into an organization’s networks so it could steal information. It wasn’t disc
Governments, Companies Worldwide Hit in Major Cyberattack
December 15, 2020
In this Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2019, file photo, a woman types on a computer keyboard in New York. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
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cyberattack launched earlier this year has reportedly affected governments and corporations worldwide.
Agencies and companies sought to secure their computer networks after the United States and other nations confirmed that a widely used network software program had been
hacked. The software is a network
management system called SolarWinds.
SolarWinds is an American company that provides network and technical support services to hundreds of thousands of organizations worldwide. Users of its software products include most Fortune 500 companies and government agencies in North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. In the U.S., users include the military, the State Department and the White House.
Explainer: How bad is the hack that targeted US agencies?
by Matt O Brien And Frank Bajak, The Associated Press
Posted Dec 14, 2020 3:30 pm EDT
Last Updated Dec 14, 2020 at 3:44 pm EDT
Governments and major corporations worldwide are scrambling to see if they, too, were victims of a global cyberespionage campaign that penetrated multiple U.S. government agencies and involved a common software product used by thousands of organizations.
Russia, the prime suspect, denies involvement. Cybersecurity investigators said the hack’s impact goes beyond the affected U.S. agencies, which include the Treasury and Commerce departments, though they haven’t disclosed which companies or what other governments were targeted.