The list of victims keeps growing for the suspected Russian hackers who breached a U.S. federal contractor in order to gather intelligence from throughout the federal government. Autodesk, an American software and security company, said in a recent filing to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that hackers had targeted the firm with the Sunburst malicious software. Cozy Bear, a state-sponsored Russian hacking group, relied on Sunburst to carry out an attack against SolarWinds, an IT firm that spies used as a foothold into targets throughout the government and private sector. In a 10-Q filing to the SEC, Autodesk said it discovered that one of its servers had been compromised, and that it had taken steps to remediate the fallout. The California-based firm makes design software and 3D technology tools for American customers in the architecture, engineering and education sectors. It is only the latest publicly listed company to confirm […]
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