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SolarWinds Orion

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APT29

Canada joins the United States and international partners in voicing our concerns related to a Russian cyber-espionage campaign that exploited the SolarWinds Orion platform.

via canadacanada.ca
APT-29

The SVR achieved this by gaining access to the internal network of Texas-based software maker SolarWinds and inserting malware in a version of the Orion IT monitoring application. SolarWinds customers downloaded and installed the update, along with the SVR's malware, which allowed Russian operatives to gain a foothold in high-value targets...

via the record mediatherecord.media
MITRE ATT&CK

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T1190Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationEvidence1

A federal payroll agency was targeted by suspected Chinese hackers who exploited a flaw within SolarWinds software, Reuters reported Tuesday...

T1195Supply Chain CompromiseEvidence4

Microsoft says the hackers operating on behalf of an external nation state compromised SolarWinds’ Orion monitoring and management software giving attackers a foothold in target networks.

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