SolarWinds hackers had access to Denmark’s central bank for 7 months, report says
A group of Russian hackers is accused of compromising a Danish bank in the latest example of fallout involving cyber-espionage emanating from Moscow, according to a European media outlet that cites documents related to the incident. Denmark’s central bank, or Danmarks Nationalbank, was compromised by the same spies who used software made by the U.S. federal contractor SolarWinds to breach nine U.S. government agencies and dozens of companies, Version 2, a Danish new site, reported Tuesday. By leveraging the SolarWinds technology, hackers infiltrated the company’s partners and clients, spending at least seven months inside the networks of the Danish financial institution, the site reported based on internal emails sent to the bank from outside investigators. Investigators have suggested that the Russian hacking group known as Cozy Bear — thought to be associated with the SVR intelligence agency — corrupted a software update in the SolarWinds Orion product, using the seemingly […]
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