Solarwinds’ cyber attacker behind current attempted attacks on governments

Microsoft identifies threat actor as NOBELIUM. The Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) has detected nation-state activity associated with the threat actor tracked as NOBELIUM, attempting to gain access to downstream customers of multiple cloud service providers (CSP), managed service providers (MSP), and other IT services organisations (referred to as “service providers”…

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Cyber-related information sharing is increasing

Response to national- and industry-level calls to action required. A complex relationship between the reported level of confidence organisations have in their cybersecurity posture and their ongoing attack volume and impact. Despite rising confidence, incidents are increasing, too, reports IronNet in its commissioned independent research firm Sapio to survey 473…

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Singapore fortifies against any potential SolarWinds attacks

There was no indication thus far that Singapore’s CII and Government systems have been adversely affected by the SolarWinds breach. The Minister for Communications and Information S. Iswaran has assured the Singapore Government that the SolarWinds attack didn’t affect any departmental or enterprise networks. According to Minister Iswaran said there…

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Global investor rights law firm files class action against SolarWinds

Lawsuit seeks to recover damages for SolarWinds investors under US federal securities laws. Global investor rights, Rosen Law Firm has filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of purchasers of the securities of SolarWinds Corporation between February 24, 2020 and December 15, 2020, inclusive (the “Class Period”). The lawsuit seeks…

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SolarWinds hack extends into 2021 for Microsoft

Investigation revealed attempted activities beyond just the presence of malicious SolarWinds code in Microsoft environment. During the final weeks’ of 2020 cyber security firm, FireEye announced it had suffered a cyber-attack through a malware inserted into network management software provided to customers by the tech company SolarWinds. At the time…

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FireEye discovers global intrusion campaign through SolarWinds

Supply chain attack trojanising SolarWinds Orion business software updates. FireEye has uncovered a widespread campaign, dubbed UNC2452. The actors behind this campaign gained access to numerous public and private organisations around the world. FireEye has detected this activity at multiple entities worldwide. The victims have included government, consulting, technology, telecom…

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