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U.S. government agencies and private companies rushed to secure their computer networks following the disclosure of a sophisticated and long-running cyber-espionage intrusion suspected of being carried out by Russian hackers. The full extent of the damage is not yet clear. But the potential threat was significant enough that the Department of Homeland Security's cybersecurity unit on Monday directed all federal agencies to remove compromised network management software and thousands of companies were expected to do the same. What was striking about the operation was its potential scope as ...

IT Company SolarWinds Identified as Potential Source of Major Government Agency Hack 15 Dec 2020 The Texas-based IT company SolarWinds recently announced that it has suffered a “highly-sophisticated, targeted and manual supply chain attack by a nation state,” which may have left multiple U.S. government agencies vulnerable. The federal government is investigating a major hack of government agencies including the Treasury Department. Reuters reports that the Texas-based IT company SolarWinds revealed on Sunday that hackers may have gained access to the networks of the U.S. Treasury and C...

Governors' Wind Energy Coalition Major hack hits energy companies, U.S. agencies Source: By Blake Sobczak, E&E News reporter • Posted: Tuesday, December 15, 2020 A massive hack of IT service provider SolarWinds led to cybersecurity compromises at multiple federal agencies. At least two of the Energy Department’s national labs use SolarWinds software and may have been affected by the hack, among thousands of other potential victims. Claudine Hellmuth/E&E News (illustration); Francis Chung/E&E News (photo); Freepik (binary code) Top cybersecurity officials are scrambli...

Ben Fox And Frank Bajak FILE - The U.S. Treasury Department building viewed from the Washington Monument, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019, in Washington. Hackers got into computers at the U.S. Treasury Department and possibly other federal agencies, touching off a government response involving the National Security Council. Security Council spokesperson John Ullyot said Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020 that the government is aware of reports about the hacks. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, file) December 14, 2020 - 8:56 PM WASHINGTON - U.S. government agencies and private companies rus...

SolarWinds Hides List of Its High-Profile Corporate Clients After Hack Newsweek 15/12/2020 Jason Lemon © Chesnot/Getty In this photo illustration, a hacker uses a computer on December 27, 2019 in Paris, France. On Sunday, it was revealed that SolarWinds software had been hacked, potentially compromising thousands of clients including numerous federal government agencies. In the wake of revelations about the hacking of SolarWinds software, which is used by federal government agencies and many prominent corporations, the company has hidden the names of the clients previousl...