Dominion Voting Systems Uses Firm That Was Hacked: SolarWinds Software

Epoch Times ^ | 12/14/2020 | Zachary Steiber

[SeekAndFind]

A company that provides voting systems in 28 states uses an Internet technology firm that was hacked.

Dominion Voting Systems uses SolarWinds software, according to a Dominion web page.

SolarWinds does not list Dominion on its partial customer listing but says its products and services are used by more than 300,000 customers around the world, including all five branches of the U.S. military and more than 425 of the U.S. Fortune 500.

The situation with SolarWinds software enabled hackers to gain access to the U.S. Commerce Department and, reportedly, the Treasury Department.

SolarWinds Orion products are currently being exploited by malicious actors, the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Agency (CISA) said. The tactic lets an attacker gain access to network traffic management systems.

The only known mitigation measure currently available is to disconnect affected devices, according to the agency.

SolarWinds recommended customers upgrade their Orion platform to a recent version. If customers aren’t able to upgrade immediately, they were urged to disable Internet access for the platform and limit ports and connections to only what is necessary. A patch is expected on Tuesday.

Dominion didn’t respond to a request for comment, including whether it had followed the measures recommended by either CISA or SolarWinds. Dominion also didn’t return a voicemail.

According to FireEye, a cybersecurity firm, the hackers inserted malicious code into legitimate software updates for the SolarWinds Orion software. The code enabled an attacker to gain remote access to the victim’s systems.

[linMcHlp]

SolarWinds and Dominion

https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-fireeye-confirm-solarwinds-supply-chain-attack/

https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2020/12/evasive-attacker-leverages-solarwinds-supply-chain-compromises-with-sunburst-backdoor.html

A hack initially corrupted a Solarwinds file, after which, that corrupted Solarwinds file had/has been installed on various Windows OS based machines as a part of routine updating.

The hacked file hatches, you might say, active hack commands that find certain files and deletes those certain files.

The hack tries to hide its tracks, and then force a reboot of the Windows OS based machine.

It is a cover-up.

[Red Badger]

[Tucker39]

How convenient. When your shady company is going to be investigated, have your buddies at THEIR shady company “hack” your shady system, and then prepare a big crock story for the investigators. (Am I too paranoid)?

[bigbob]

From a technical standpoint, this is pretty ingenious. Instead of trying to make their malware undetectable they hacked up an otherwise-trusted piece of code that users would not suspect. Wolf in sheeps clothing.

[Dr. Sivana]

Of all the things that Dominion does wrong, Solar Winds being used is not one of them. Solar Winds is a major player in its field. The bigger problem is due to the fact that something as simple as counting the number of votes for each candidate or proposition has been so needlessly complicated. If software MUST be used, it ought to be open source and on read only media.

[jmclemore]

HOLY CRAP I’M SO SURPRISED. [what’s the code for rollyeyes]

[frnewsjunkie]

I’m far from expertise on the SC... BUT with 70 mil Trump voters.. and voting being a sacred honor... the SC should do more than say not interested... when fraud is the subject!

[eeriegeno]

And the media and demonrats poked fun at Sidney Powell. The Supreme Court needs to revisit the Texas lawsuit! This lawlessness has got to halt!

[Pollard]

🙄

Safest election in history said CISA

[Ann Archy]

Dominion Voting Systems...DVS......DEVIOUS!!!

[Zathras]

I’ve said this before.
The entire USA voting system could be handled by a $10k computer and enough switches to handle the USA traffic.

The ONLY reason the gov is using a system as antiquated as this one is fraud.

[Zathras]

One of my youtube sources:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKhfL9IP6DI

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

The election should be nullified and a special election set for 11/09/2021.

[Lera]

These guys are going down and so is Biden and everyone that helped him cheat . 2018 EO is in effect and it covers everything these people did in this election.

[Zathras]

Indications it happened in March 2020.
Hacker worked very hard to avoid detection

[linMcHlp]

“simple as counting the number of votes for each candidate or proposition has been so needlessly complicated”

Correct.

[frnewsjunkie]

it rankles me to see the acquiesced attitude from those who have become washingtonians = fencers.. who go along with a cheap stolen election by a criminal not worthy to carry the title... an old man who lied his way to this stolen election...

and the GOP is okay with it!!!

[SeekAndFind]

RE: The election should be nullified and a special election set for 11/09/2021.

Why that long to wait?

[Zathras]

Interesting....
Looks like they might have used Microsoft update to spread it.