Federal Agencies, Think Tank Targeted in Russian Hacking Spree Hackers used a vulnerability in SolarWinds software in breaches on U.S. government agencies, including the Department of Homeland Security, Treasury and Commerce, the State Department and the National Institutes of Health. by Jamie Tarabay, Bloomberg News / December 16, 2020 A poster showing six wanted Russian military intelligence officers is displayed as FBI Deputy Director David Bowdich appears for a news conference at the Department of Justice on Oct. 19, 2020 in Washington, D.C. (Andrew Harnik/Pool/Getty Images/TNS) TNS (TNS) — The suspected Russian hackers behind a global campaign of cyberattacks that have breached U.S. government agencies also hit an American think tank, according to a cybersecurity firm that has been fighting them off.