9 March 2021, 2:02 am EST By [Update] Researchers Investigating SolarWinds Hack Finds Possible Link to China: Supernova Malware Detected ( Screenshot From Pexels Official Website ) Researchers working in the Counter Threat Unit or CTU over at Secureworks have recently discovered a new and possible link towards China while still examining just how SolarWinds servers were apparently used to deploy critical malware. .NET Supernova malware According to an article by TechRadar, during the end of last year, a particularly compromised internet-facing SolarWinds server was reportedly used as a sort of springboard by hackers in order to deploy the cunning .NET web shell Supernova malware. Based on other similar intrusions that occurred on the reported same network, it actually appears that the Chinese-based Spiral threat group is now thought to be responsible for both of the cases.