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Department of Justice Statement on Solarwinds Update
justice.gov ^ | January 6, 2021 | Department of Justice

Posted on 01/08/2021 10:54:46 PM PST by ransomnote

The Department of Justice Spokesman Marc Raimondi issued the following statement:

"On Dec. 24, 2020, the Department of Justice’s Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) learned of previously unknown malicious activity linked to the global SolarWinds incident that has affected multiple federal agencies and technology contractors, among others.  This activity involved access to the Department’s Microsoft O365 email environment. 

After learning of the malicious activity, the OCIO eliminated the identified method by which the actor was accessing the O365 email environment.  At this point, the number of potentially accessed O365 mailboxes appears limited to around 3-percent and we have no indication that any classified systems were impacted.

As part of the ongoing technical analysis, the Department has determined that the activity constitutes a major incident under the Federal Information Security Modernization Act, and is taking the steps consistent with that determination.  The Department will continue to notify the appropriate federal agencies, Congress, and the public as warranted."

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21-11


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1 posted on 01/08/2021 10:54:47 PM PST by ransomnote
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To: ransomnote

At this point, anything coming out of the DOJ is likely to be a propaganda lie.


2 posted on 01/08/2021 11:00:05 PM PST by DesertRhino (Dog is man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up. .... )
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To: DesertRhino

DO NOT TRUST anything coming from DOJ, FBI, CIA, not one thing!!


3 posted on 01/08/2021 11:02:41 PM PST by Trump Girl Kit Cat (Yosemite Sam raising hell)
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To: ransomnote

The coverup is ongoing...


4 posted on 01/08/2021 11:15:07 PM PST by monkeypants (It's a Republic, if you can keep it.)
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To: monkeypants

8 Jan: ZD Net: SolarWinds hires Chris Krebs and Alex Stamos as part of security review
Former CISA chief Chris Krebs has been brought in alongside ex-Facebook CSO Alex Stamos to help improve security after Russian hackers compromised the company’s software as a stepping stone to further cyber attacks.
by Danny Palmer
The software company targeted by Russian hackers as part of one of the most wide-ranging cyber espionage in recent years has the hired former US government cybersecurity chief Chris Krebs to help recover and learn lessons from the incident...

Krebs has been hired by SolarWinds as an independent consultant after forming a new business with Stanford University professor and ex-Facebook chief security officer Alex Stamos. The pair will be working with SolarWinds to repair the damage of the attack and improve the company’s security...

The hiring of Krebs and Stamos comes as SolarWinds president and CEO Sudhakar Ramakrishna – who himself only joined the company this week – outlined plans to learn from the cyber attack...
https://www.zdnet.com/article/solarwinds-hires-chris-krebs-and-alex-stamos-as-part-of-security-review/


5 posted on 01/08/2021 11:29:29 PM PST by MAGAthon (,)
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