The SolarWinds hack is the commonly used term to refer to the supply chain breach that involved the SolarWinds Orion system. It is that privileged position and its wide deployment that made SolarWinds a lucrative and attractive target. Among the company's products is an IT performance monitoring system called Orion.Īs an IT monitoring system, SolarWinds Orion has privileged access to IT systems to obtain log and system performance data. SolarWinds is a major software company based in Tulsa, Okla., which provides system management tools for network and infrastructure monitoring, and other technical services to hundreds of thousands of organizations around the world. The SolarWinds hack was a major event not because a single company was breached, but because it triggered a much larger supply chain incident that affected thousands of organizations, including the U.S. Biden picks cyber veteran to reinvigorate security response.SolarWinds struggles with response to supply chain attack.Microsoft, FireEye deliver kill switch for SolarWinds backdoor.

FireEye releases new tool to fight SolarWinds hackers.Microsoft, SolarWinds in dispute over nation-state attacks.Senate hearing raises questions about SolarWinds backdoors.SolarWinds puts national cybersecurity strategy on display.White House: 100 companies compromised in SolarWinds hack.SolarWinds hackers attacking more IT supply chain targets.How SolarWinds attack will change CISOs' priorities.SolarWinds confirms supply chain attack began in 2019.SolarWinds attack almost certainly work of Russian spooks.SolarWinds breach highlights dangers of supply chain attacks.SolarWinds backdoor shakes infosec industry.FireEye red team tools stolen in cyber attack.SolarWinds backdoor used in nation-state cyber attacks.SolarWinds hackers stole Mimecast source code.Senate hearing: SolarWinds evidence points to Russia.SolarWinds response team recounts early days of attack.SolarWinds hackers Nobelium spotted using a new backdoor.SolarWinds backdoor infected tech giants, impact unclear.SolarWinds chases multiple leads in breach investigation.SolarWinds Office 365 environment compromised.Mimecast certificate compromised by SolarWinds hackers.Malwarebytes breached by SolarWinds hackers.SolarWinds warns of zero-day vulnerability under attack.SolarWinds hackers still active, using new techniques.

Hack version of