Microsoft Confirms New Cyber attack by Group Linked to SolarWinds Hack

But I thought President DrippyCone gave Putin a list of what not to hack.

Epoch Times: Microsoft said on June 25 that the hackers behind the notorious SolarWinds cyberattack have begun a fresh campaign mostly focusing on U.S. interests that, while mostly unsuccessful, has managed to compromise three entities.

The Russia-based hacking group—which goes by various names, such as Nobelium—launched the new effort using “password spray and brute-force attacks,” the Microsoft Security Response Center said in an alert, noting that 36 countries in total had been targeted.

The bulk of the attacks—45 percent—targeted entities within the United States, followed by 10 percent being focused on UK entities, and smaller numbers in Germany and Canada. The activity targeted specific customers, Microsoft said, mostly IT companies (57 percent) and government agencies (20 percent), followed by smaller percentages for non-governmental organizations, think tanks, and financial services.

“This recent activity was mostly unsuccessful, and the majority of targets were not successfully compromised—we are aware of three compromised entities to date,” Microsoft said. The company didn’t specify which entities were breached or targeted, but said that it was contacting those affected by the cyberattack.

As part of its probe into the new campaign, Microsoft detected information-stealing malware on a computer belonging to one of its customer support agents who had access to account information for a “small number” of customers. more