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Here’s why it’s so dangerous that SolarWinds hackers accessed Microsoft’s source code BGR 1/2/2021 © Provided by BGR SolarWinds Hack Microsoft revealed that the SolarWinds hackers were able to breach its security and access sensitive source code, although they could not make any changes to it. The company said that the hackers did not access production services or customer data, and that the company’s systems were not used to attack other targets. Some security experts think that even a glance at source code data might provide information that could help with future attacks. One...

Dec. 23, 2020 9:19 am ET | WSJ Pro Hello. Uncertainty looms for companies as the U.K. looks set to cut legal ties with the European Union without an agreement in place for the flow of personal data, WSJ Pro’s Catherine Stupp reports. SolarWinds hack: Biden vows forceful response; U.S. House Intelligence leader wants details; Senators plan hearings on the incident, along with new legislation, when new Congress convenes. Other news: Covid-19 vaccine scams; Forward Air warns of potential revenue loss after ransomware attack disrupts ...

Dec. 22, 2020 10:24 am ET | WSJ Pro Good day. On a Grand Prix race weekend this fall, McLaren’s CEO received an email requesting payment with a click-through link. But the supplier wasn’t real and the incident was a scam, WSJ Pro’s Catherine Stupp reports. Other news: Latest developments in SolarWinds hack; Chinese privacy law to limit use of facial recognition; Microsoft and other tech giants join Facebook’s legal fight against spy-tool maker NSO Group; and a London crypto exchange reports susp...

That's my "light on the Chicken Little, heavy on the realpolitik" hot take on the SolarWinds Orion supply chain attack. "What if CIA and NSA have already been doing to Russia what SVR did to the United States - just without getting caught doing it?  It's important to remember that the apparent focus of the hack of Austin, Texas-based SolarWinds' software development pipeline, which resulted in the company's Orion network monitoring software being backdoored, was espionage. In particular, investigators have suggested that Russia's SVR foreign intelligence service may have been behind the hac...

Microsoft ensnared in SolarWinds hack; scope of breach grows Microsoft president Brad Smith warns the SolarWinds hack reveals “an attack that is remarkable for its scope, sophistication and impact.” PUBLISHED BY Microsoft Corp. said its systems were exposed to the malicious malware used in the SolarWinds hack that targeted several U.S. states and federal agencies. The Redmond, Washington company is a user of SolarWinds’ Orion IT software which hackers targeted to carry out the wide-ranging cyberattack that ripped through parts of the U.S. government. Once in Microsoft’s network, the ...