[115] One security researcher offers the likely operational date, February 27, 2020 with a significant change of aspect on October 30, 2020. In many cases attack targets are simply “targets of opportunity,” that presented themselves. Here, too, the attackers used a supply chain attack. More on the SolarWinds Breach. $286m in stock sales just before hack announced? [20][112], SolarWinds said it believed the malware insertion into Orion was performed by a foreign nation. [222][223], The Administrative Office of the United States Courts initiated an audit, with DHS, of the U.S. Judiciary's Case Management/Electronic Case Files (CM/ECF) system. 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[242], Writing for The Dispatch, Goldsmith wrote that the failure of defense and deterrence strategies against cyber-intrusion should prompt consideration of a "mutual restraint" strategy, "whereby the United States agrees to curb certain activities in foreign networks in exchange for forbearance by our adversaries in our networks. In 2020, a major cyberattack by a group backed by a foreign government penetrated multiple parts of United States federal government, leading to a series of data breaches. [52][53] When the breach was discovered, the U.S. also lacked a Senate-confirmed Director of CISA, the nation's top cybersecurity official, responsible for coordinating incident response. "[231], Former Homeland Security Advisor Thomas P. Bossert said, "President Trump is on the verge of leaving behind a federal government, and perhaps a large number of major industries, compromised by the Russian government," and noted that congressional action, including via the National Defense Authorization Act would be required to mitigate the damage caused by the attacks. If you do that long enough, you can get quite good at it; there have been mornings when I hit the “snooze” button 15 or more times in a row, pushing back my wake-up time by as much as 2 hours. [248], In Slate, Fred Kaplan argued that the structural problems that enable computer network intrusions like this had been public knowledge since 1967 and that successive U.S. governments had failed to implement the structural defenses repeatedly requested by subject experts. The WaPo article (the first version of it) was written by Ellen Nakashima, the same writer who “broke” the fake news that the DNC network was breached by Russia in June 2016. [226], Senator Ron Wyden called for mandatory security reviews of software used by federal agencies. [94][77][95] Once these additional footholds had been obtained, disabling the compromised Orion software would no longer be sufficient to sever the attackers' access to the target network. [9][10] The attackers exploited software or credentials from at least three U.S. firms: Microsoft, SolarWinds, and VMware. [247], In the New York Times, Paul Kolbe, former CIA agent and director of the Intelligence Project at Harvard's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, echoed Schneier's call for improvements in the U.S.'s cyberdefenses and international agreements. [22][23] This was reported to CISA, who issued an alert on October 22, 2020, specifically warning state, local, territorial and tribal governments to search for indicators of compromise, and instructing them to rebuild their networks from scratch if compromised. The New York Times has more details.. About 18,000 private and government users downloaded a Russian tainted software update –­ a Trojan horse of sorts ­– that gave its hackers a foothold into victims’ systems, according to SolarWinds, the company whose software was compromised. [130], On December 23, 2020, the UK Information Commissioner's Office - a national privacy authority - told UK organizations to check immediately whether they were impacted. [113][8][24] U.S. officials stated that the specific groups responsible were probably the SVR or Cozy Bear (also known as APT29). 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[23][24], Additionally, a flaw in Microsoft's Outlook Web App may have allowed attackers to bypass multi-factor authentication. [102] That attack failed because - for security reasons - CrowdStrike does not use Office 365 for email. [9][86] If a user installed the update, this would execute the malware payload, which would stay dormant for 12–14 days before attempting to communicate with one or more of several command-and-control servers. [9][138] Commentators said that the information stolen in the attack would increase the perpetrator's influence for years to come. [99] By using command-and-control IP addresses based in the U.S., and because much of the malware involved was new, the attackers were able to evade detection by Einstein, a national cybersecurity system operated by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). [249], By contrast, Microsoft president Brad Smith termed the hack a cyberattack,[246] stating that it was "not 'espionage as usual,' even in the digital age" because it was "not just an attack on specific targets, but on the trust and reliability of the world's critical infrastructure. The company was co-founded by Donald Yonce (a former executive at Walmart ) and his brother David Yonce. [47][48] U.S. [105][106][107] FireEye was believed to be a target of the SVR, Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service. Now it is crystallizing that the attacks are probably also via a backdoor in SolarWinds products. SolarWinds Inc. là một công ty Mỹ về phát triển phần mềm cho các doanh nghiệp để giúp giám sát mạng, hệ thống và cơ sở hạ tầng công nghệ thông tin.SolarWinds có trụ sở tại Austin, Texas, với các văn phòng phát triển sản phẩm và bán hàng tại một số địa điểm tại Mỹ và một số quốc gia khác trên thế giới. [8], In March 2020, the attackers began to plant remote access tool malware into Orion updates, thereby trojaning them. [9][27] On December 15, FireEye confirmed that the vector used to attack the Treasury and other government departments was the same one that had been used to attack FireEye: a trojaned software update for SolarWinds Orion. [8] On December 13, 2020, CISA issued an emergency directive asking federal agencies to disable the SolarWinds software, to reduce the risk of additional intrusions, even though doing so would reduce those agencies' ability to monitor their computer networks. "[231] Biden said he has instructed his transition team to study the breach, will make cybersecurity a priority at every level of government, and will identify and penalize the attackers. [253], In Slate, Fred Kaplan argued that the structural problems that enable computer network intrusions like this had been public knowledge since 1967 and that successive U.S. governments had failed to implement the structural defenses repeatedly requested by subject experts. [245] Most current and former U.S. officials considered the 2020 Russian hack to be a "stunning and distressing feat of espionage" but not a cyberattack because the Russians did not appear to destroy or manipulate data or cause physical damage (for example, to the electrical grid). [22][103] Using VirusTotal, The Intercept discovered continued indicators of compromise in December 2020, suggesting that the attacker might still be active in the network of the city government of Austin, Texas. [23][104] Using VirusTotal, The Intercept discovered continued indicators of compromise in December 2020, suggesting that the attacker might still be active in the network of the city government of Austin, Texas. [237], On December 22, 2020, Biden said that, "I see no evidence that it's under control," and reported that his transition team was still being denied access to some briefings about the attack by Trump administration officials. In addition, it became known that the SOLARBURST hackers had access to e-mail accounts of the U.S. Department of Justice. [46][129] Senatory Wyden said that the briefing showed that the Treasury "still does not know all of the actions taken by hackers, or precisely what information was stolen". [13] Volexity said it was not able to identify the attacker. [66][138][89] Possible future uses could include attacks on hard targets like the CIA and NSA,[how? [146][147], Through a manipulation of software keys, Russian hackers were able to access the email systems used by the Treasury Department's highest-ranking officials. [1][226][227] Adam Schiff, chair of the House Intelligence Committee, described Trump's statements as dishonest,[228] calling the comment a "scandalous betrayal of our national security" that "sounds like it could have been written in the Kremlin. But No Sign Of Russian Spies", "La. FireEye discovered a supply chain attack trojanizing SolarWinds Orion business software updates in order to distribute malware we call SUNBURST. [11][43][82][83][84] These users included U.S. government customers in the executive branch, the military, and the intelligence services (see Impact section, below). [21][22] As of December 18, 2020, while it was definitively known that the Sunburst trojan would have provided suitable access to exploit the VMware bugs, it was not yet definitively known whether attackers had in fact chained those two exploits in the wild. [79][112][82], Subsequent analysis of the SolarWinds compromise using DNS data and reverse engineering of Orion binaries, by DomainTools and ReversingLabs respectively, revealed additional details about the attacker's timeline. [47] Harvard's Bruce Schneier, and NYU's Pano Yannakogeorgos, founding dean of the Air Force Cyber College, said that affected networks may need to be replaced completely. [26][25] The cyberattack and data breach were reported to be among the worst cyber-espionage incidents ever suffered by the U.S., due to the sensitivity and high profile of the targets and the long duration (eight to nine months) in which the hackers had access. But this is a stealthy operation. Recent news articles have all been talking about the massive Russian cyberattack against the United States, but that’s wrong on two accounts. "Microsoft president calls SolarWinds hack an "act of recklessness " ". National Telecommunications and Information Administration, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Administrative Office of the United States Courts, discover which SolarWinds customers were infected, North American Electric Reliability Corporation, Office of the Director of National Intelligence, long-running campaign by Trump to falsely assert that he won the 2020 election, United Kingdom National Cyber Security Centre, Paris Call for Trust and Security in Cyberspace, Global Commission on the Stability of Cyberspace, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Global surveillance disclosures (2013–present), Office of Personnel Management data breach, "Scope of Russian Hack Becomes Clear: Multiple U.S. [63][62] SolarWinds had been advising customers to disable antivirus tools before installing SolarWinds software. [1][141] Russia denied involvement in the attacks. [4][96][97] Having accessed data of interest, they encrypted and exfiltrated it. Trump's claim was rebutted by former CISA director Chris Krebs, who pointed out that Trump's claim was not possible. [137] He added that the amount of data taken was likely to be many times greater than during Moonlight Maze, and if printed would form a stack far taller than the Washington Monument. It is often tempting to infer an attacker’s intent from their chosen targets, and in this case, such conclusions are warranted. Slowik, Joe. [19][20] Microsoft called it Solorigate. [152][148], On December 22, 2020, after U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told reporters that he was "completely on top of this", the Senate Finance Committee was briefed by Microsoft that dozens of Treasury email accounts had been breached, and the attackers had accessed systems of the Treasury's Departmental Offices division, home to top Treasury officials. SolarWinds products with SunBurst backdoor [153][149], On December 22, 2020, after U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told reporters that he was "completely on top of this", the Senate Finance Committee was briefed by Microsoft that dozens of Treasury email accounts had been breached, and the attackers had accessed systems of the Treasury's Departmental Offices division, home to top Treasury officials. [68] The firms denied insider trading. "[230], President-elect Joe Biden said that, "A good defense isn't enough; we need to disrupt and deter our adversaries from undertaking significant cyberattacks in the first place. [95][78][96] Once these additional footholds had been obtained, disabling the compromised Orion software would no longer be sufficient to sever the attackers' access to the target network. [86][11] Once inside the target networks, the attackers pivoted, installing exploitation tools such as Cobalt strike components,[93][90] and seeking additional access. [140] Cyberconflict professor Thomas Rid said the stolen data would have myriad uses. [1][136] Outside the U.S., reported SolarWinds clients included parts of the British government, including the Home Office, National Health Service, and signals intelligence agencies; the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO); the European Parliament; and likely AstraZeneca. [20] VMware released patches on December 3, 2020. SolarWinds released its first products, Trace Route and Ping Sweep, earlier in March 1998 and released its first web-based network performancemonitoring application in November 2001. slt2021 4 days ago. "[226], Former Homeland Security Advisor Thomas P. Bossert said, "President Trump is on the verge of leaving behind a federal government, and perhaps a large number of major industries, compromised by the Russian government," and noted that congressional action, including via the National Defense Authorization Act would be required to mitigate the damage caused by the attacks. [128], On December 8, 2020, before other organizations were known to have been breached, FireEye published countermeasures against the red team tools that had been stolen from FireEye. [240], NATO said that it was "currently assessing the situation, with a view to identifying and mitigating any potential risks to our networks. the attacker used Microsoft vulnerabilities (initially) and SolarWinds supply chain attacks (later on) to achieve their goals. [53][39][40] The incumbent, Chris Krebs, had been fired by Trump on November 18, 2020. [69][71], Multiple attack vectors were used in the course of breaching the various victims of the incident.[72][73]. [62][61] SolarWinds had been advising customers to disable antivirus tools before installing SolarWinds software. [23][24] This allowed them to access additional credentials necessary to assume the privileges of any legitimate user of the network, which in turn allowed them to compromise Microsoft Office 365 email accounts. [62] In November 2019, a security researcher had warned SolarWinds that their FTP server was not secure, warning that "any hacker could upload malicious [files]" that would then be distributed to SolarWinds customers. [10][11] Throughout this time, the White House lacked a cybersecurity coordinator, Trump having eliminated the post itself in 2018. [72][2] Biden's incoming chief of staff, Ron Klain, said the Biden administration's response to the hack would extend beyond sanctions. [221][52] The U.S. Cyber Command threatened swift retaliation against the attackers, pending the outcome of investigations. [1] Other prominent U.S. organisations known to use SolarWinds products, though not necessarily Orion, were the Los Alamos National Laboratory, Boeing, and most Fortune 500 companies. Microsoft said it identified more than 40 of its customers that installed trojanized versions of the SolarWinds Orion platform and where hackers escalated intrusions with additional, second-stage payloads. [65][62][66][63] And SolarWinds's Microsoft Office 365 account had been compromised, with the attackers able to access emails and possibly other documents. U.S. says SolarWinds hack impacting local govt Reuters. [80][81] The first known modification, in October 2019, was merely a proof of concept. [42] In the following days, more departments and private organizations reported breaches. [42][20] A supply chain attack on Microsoft cloud services provided one way for the attackers to breach their victims, depending upon whether the victims had bought those services through a reseller. However, the attack is not via the Sunburst backdoor in the SolarWinds Orion software, but via a different malware. [241] Erica Borghard of the Atlantic Council and Columbia's Saltzman Institute and Jacquelyn Schneider of the Hoover Institution and Naval War College argued that the breach was an act of espionage that could be responded to with "arrests, diplomacy, or counterintelligence" and had not yet been shown to be a cyberattack, a classification that would legally allow the U.S. to respond with force. [22][14][8][17], At least one reseller of Microsoft cloud services was compromised by the attackers, constituting a supply chain attack that allowed the attackers to access Microsoft cloud services used by the reseller's customers. It's hard to overstate how bad it is | Bruce Schneier", "Opinion | With Hacking, the United States Needs to Stop Playing the Victim", "The Government Has Known About the Vulnerabilities That Allowed Russia's Latest Hack for Decades—and Chose Not to Fix Them", "Should the U.S. [80], On December 12, 2020, a National Security Council (NSC) meeting was held at the White House to discuss the breach of federal organizations. [232], On December 22, 2020, Biden said that, "I see no evidence that it's under control," and reported that his transition team was still being denied access to some briefings about the attack by Trump administration officials. [211][212] Soon after, SolarWinds hired a new cybersecurity firm co-founded by Krebs. They also stated that because deterrence may not effectively discourage cyber-espionage attempts by threat actors, the U.S. should also focus on making cyber-espionage less successful through methods such as enhanced cyber-defenses, better information-sharing, and "defending forward" (reducing Russian and Chinese offensive cyber-capabilities). [114] One security researcher offers the likely operational date, February 27, 2020 with a significant change of aspect on October 30, 2020. [171][178] It stopped accepting highly sensitive court documents to the CM/ECF, requiring those instead to be accepted only in paper form or on airgapped devices. [1][4][134], Compromised versions were known to have been downloaded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Justice Department, and some utility companies. [115][242], On December 24, 2020, the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security asked SolarWinds Orion users in Canada to check for system compromises. The SolarWinds hack is among the most ambitious cyber operations ever disclosed, compromising at least half-a-dozen federal agencies and potentially thousands of companies and other institutions. [68][70], Multiple attack vectors were used in the course of breaching the various victims of the incident.[71][72]. [227][228], The Administrative Office of the United States Courts initiated an audit, with DHS, of the U.S. Judiciary's Case Management/Electronic Case Files (CM/ECF) system. ", "Russia's Hack Wasn't Cyberwar. [1], Some days later, on December 13, when breaches at the Treasury and Department of Commerce breaches were publicly confirmed to exist, sources said that the FireEye breach was related. [87][12] Once inside the target networks, the attackers pivoted, installing exploitation tools such as Cobalt strike components,[94][91] and seeking additional access. [224] On December 19, Trump publicly addressed the attacks for the first time; he downplayed the hack, contended that the media had overblown the severity of the incident, said that "everything is well under control"; and proposed, without evidence, that China, rather than Russia, might be responsible for the attack. A few hours ago I reported on the hack of the U.S. Treasury Department and another U.S. Department of Commerce agency (see US Treasury and US NTIA hacked). [22][23], Additionally, a flaw in Microsoft's Outlook Web App may have allowed attackers to bypass multi-factor authentication. 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