Security News > 2021 > January > US govt says Russian state hackers likely behind SolarWinds hack

The Cyber Unified Coordination Group said today that a Russian-backed Advanced Persistent Threat group is likely behind the SolarWinds hack.

The UCG was established by the National Security Council after the SolarWinds supply chain attack to help the intelligence agencies better coordinate the government's response efforts surrounding this ongoing espionage campaign.

"[A]n Advanced Persistent Threat actor, likely Russian in origin, is responsible for most or all of the recently discovered, ongoing cyber compromises of both government and non-governmental networks," the UCG said.

Russia denied links with the SolarWinds hackers saying that it "Does not conduct offensive operations in the cyber domain."

CISA also issued an Emergency Directive after the suspected Russian state-sponsored hackers breached SolarWinds asking federal civilian agencies to disconnect or power down affected SolarWinds products to block future attacks.

The list of US agencies breached in this attack includes the US Treasury, the US Department of State, US NTIA, US NIH, DHS-CISA, the Department of Energy, the National Nuclear Security Administration, and the US Department of Homeland Security.

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