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BOSTON (AP) — The sprawling hacking campaign deemed a grave threat to U.S. national security came to be known as SolarWinds, for the company whose software update was seeded by Russian intelligence agents with malware to penetrate sensitive government and private networks. Yet it was Microsoft whose code the cyber spies persistently abused in the campaign's second stage, rifling through emails and other files of such high-value targets as then-acting Homeland Security chief Chad Wolf — and hopping undetected among victim networks. This has put the world’s third-most valuable co...

II.  New Executive Order Targeting the "Harmful Foreign Activities" of the Russian Government On April 15, President Biden signed Executive Order 14024, "Blocking Property with Respect to Specified Harmful Foreign Activities of the Government of the Russian Federation," declaring a national emergency to deal with certain activities carried out by the Russian government. The order cites several examples of such activities, including Russian government efforts to undermine US and foreign elections, "malicious cyber-enabled activities," employing "transnational corruption to influence foreign g...

any other sector of the Russian economy; Harmful Interference: Engaged or attempted to engage in certain harmful foreign activities for the benefit of the Russian government, such as cyber activities, U.S. election interference, assassination attempts etc.; High Level Officials: Past or current leader, official, senior executive officer or board member of the Russian Government or other entities described in (2) above; Government Agency: Family Members: Spouse or adult child of any person whose property and interest in property are blocked pursuant to (2) or (3) above; Material Support: Pers...

Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — The sprawling, monthslong hacking campaign deemed a grave threat to U.S. national security came to be known as SolarWinds for the company whose software update Russian intelligence agents stealthily seeded with malware to penetrate sensitive government and private networks. Yet it was Microsoft whose code the cyber spies persistently abused in the campaign’s second stage, rifling through emails and other files of such high-value targets as then-acting Homeland Security chief Chad Wolf — and hopping undetected among victim networks. This has put the world�...

SolarWinds hacking campaign puts Microsoft in hot seat FRANK BAJAK, AP Technology Writer April 17, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 3 1of3FILE - In this Feb. 23, 2021, file photo Brad Smith, president of Microsoft Corporation, speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington during a hearing on emerging technologies and their impact on national security. Federal lawmakers are insisting Microsoft swiftly upgrade security to what they say it should have provided in the first place _ and without fleecing taxpayers.Susan Walsh/APShow MoreShow Less 2of3FILE - In this July 21, 2020 file photo, Department...