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The FoggyWeb post-exploitation backdoor is persistent and steals configuration databases and security token certificates.

On Thursday,  Politico reported the hackers broke into the US Energy Department and National Nuclear Security Administration, which maintains the country's nuclear weapons stockpile. However, it remains unclear what the culprits might have accessed. On the same day, the cybersecurity division under the Department of Homeland Security warned the massive breach was pulled off using a variety of tactics. “CISA has evidence of additional initial access vectors, other than the SolarWinds Orion platform; however, these are still being investigated,” the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Secur...

(Credit: Shutterstock) UPDATE: The hack also sent malicious computer code to Microsoft. However, the company says it neutralized the infection before any major damage was done.  Original story: On Thursday, Politicoreported the hackers broke into the US Energy Department and National Nuclear Security Administration, which maintains the country's nuclear weapons stockpile. However, it remains unclear what the culprits might have accessed. On the same day, the cybersecurity division under the Department of Homeland Security warned the massive breach was pulled off using a variety of tactics....

Up to 18,000 SolarWinds Customers Vulnerable to Hacking, Company Says Up to 18,000 businesses, government agencies, and other entities downloaded the software update that made them vulnerable to being hacked, according to the company behind the update. SolarWinds, an information technology firm, said in a new filing that the company believes up to 18,000 customers installed updates of its Orion network, which experts say opened them up to an attack that centered around a malware known as SUNBURST. Among the entities affected were the Department of Commerce, whose spokesman confirmed to The Ep...