Posted on 12/14/2020 5:54:33 PM PST by Kevin in California
I don't know if this is good news or more deep state cover-up.
“....The cyberattack targeted Austin, Texas-based IT vendor SolarWinds. Hackers inserted a vulnerability into updates put out by the company between March and June of this year for its Orion software, according to a Monday filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Reuters first reported that the hackers had successfully hacked into the Treasury Department, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Commerce Department's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA).
However, the attack was likely even more catastrophic.
According to a post on SolarWinds’ website removed Monday, the company's customers also include all five branches of the military, the Justice and State departments, the National Security Agency, the Postal Service, and 425 of the U.S. Fortune 500 companies.
The Washington Post reported that a prolific Russian military intelligence unit known as “Cozy Bear” was behind the attack on SolarWinds. The group was previously tied to an attack on the State Department and groups doing research on COVID-19 vaccines and treatments. No federal agency had publicly confirmed that this group was responsible......”
GP is hard proof that you can turn sh*t into gold.
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