I Was the Homeland Security Adviser to Trump. We’re Being Hacked.

NYT ^ | 12 16 2020 | Thomas P. Bossert

[yesthatjallen]

At the worst possible time, when the United States is at its most vulnerable — during a presidential transition and a devastating public health crisis — the networks of the federal government and much of corporate America are compromised by a foreign nation. We need to understand the scale and significance of what is happening.

Last week, the cybersecurity firm FireEye said it had been hacked and that its clients, which include the United States government, had been placed at risk. This week, we learned that SolarWinds, a publicly traded company that provides software to tens of thousands of government and corporate customers, was also hacked.

The attackers gained access to SolarWinds software before updates of that software were made available to its customers. Unsuspecting customers then downloaded a corrupted version of the software, which included a hidden back door that gave hackers access to the victim’s network.

This is what is called a supply-chain attack, meaning the pathway into the target networks relies on access to a supplier. Supply-chain attacks require significant resources and sometimes years to execute. They are almost always the product of a nation-state. Evidence in the SolarWinds attack points to the Russian intelligence agency known as the S.V.R., whose tradecraft is among the most advanced in the world.

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[9YearLurker]

I don’t question but that this goober knows he’s lying. It is of course legal now for our intel agencies to do that here.

[Madam Theophilus]

Or Byrne, Byrne, Byrne?

[God luvs America]

This is what happens when demoKrats like Slalwell are sleeping with chicom spies. You know, the story the NYSlimes won’t cover.

[Zathras]

More info on Solarwinds.
Shockingly BAD company
Along with all the other drama, they are a key player in robo-calls.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dp7CfwcKuA
Fast forward to 22m