After discovering the backdoor, FireEye contacted SolarWinds and law enforcement, Carmakal said.
Hackers, suspected to be part of an elite Russian group, took advantage of the vulnerability to implant malware, which then found its way into the systems of SolarWinds customers when they updated their software. So far, more than 25 entities have been victimized by the attack, according to people familiar with the investigations. But SolarWinds says as many as 18,000 entities may have downloaded the malicious Trojan.
There were signs in Washington on Tuesday afternoon that additional bombshells about the hack may be forthcoming.
National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien cut short a trip to the Middle East and Europe to deal with the hack of U.S. government agencies. And Senator Richard Blumenthal, Democrat from Connecticut, said a classified briefing on “Russia’s cyber-attack left me deeply alarmed, in fact downright scared.”
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William Barr leaves his mark as a defender of justice in this nation Jonathan Turley, opinion contributor © Greg Nash William Barr leaves his mark as a defender of justice in this nation
Attorney General William Barr will be leaving to spend the holidays with his family. In Washington, that is code for forced departure. He did not suddenly decide to leave three weeks early to spend more time with his family. Indeed, since his kids live in the area, it was about as difficult for him to spend time with family as going home.
I testified at his Senate confirmation. I have known him for decades and represented him, and other former attorneys general, with the Clinton impeachment litigation. In the hearing, Richard Blumenthal asked me why President Trump wanted Barr, suggesting a stooge was being placed as head of the Justice Department. I responded, I do not know what the president thought he was getting with Barr, but I know what he is getting. He is going t
Tech Companies Shift Their Posture on a Legal Shield, Wary of Being Left Behind
Some of the industry’s critics are skeptical, however, about a new flexibility to changes to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.
Mark Zuckerberg, the Facebook chief executive, recently said he supported updates to Section 230.Credit.Pool photo by Greg Nash
Dec. 15, 2020
WASHINGTON For more than two decades, the tech industry had a cohesive message to Congress about a law that shields internet platforms from lawsuits: Don’t touch it.
But now, as tech companies face intensifying attacks from political leaders, more of them are saying something else: Let’s work something out.
Republicans, Democrats React as Bill Barr Resigns: A Five-Alarm Fire
On 12/15/20 at 3:54 AM EST
Republicans and Democrats have responded to Attorney General William Barr s resignation with a mixture of praise, condemnation of his tenure and criticism of President Donald Trump.
The president announced on Twitter on Monday that Barr would be stepping down as head of the Department of Justice before the Christmas holidays. Trump had recently levied criticism of Barr on social media.
Washington, D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine called Barr s resignation a five alarm fire. The Democrat said Barr is getting out of the [getaway] vehicle because perhaps he does not want to be part of the next series of wrongful events. I am deeply concerned.
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