Microsoft, Energy Department and Others Named as Victims of SolarWinds Attack

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Microsoft has confirmed that it has detected the malicious SolarWinds binaries delivered by the threat actor on its own systems as well. The tech giant took steps to remove the malware and claimed it had found no evidence that the attackers used its own systems to target others.

Microsoft said in a blog post on Thursday that it has identified more than 40 customers “that the attackers targeted more precisely and compromised through additional and sophisticated measures.” Roughly 80% of these targets are in the U.S., with some located in Canada, Mexico, the UK, Spain, Belgium, Israel and the UAE. The IT sector was the most targeted, followed by governments, NGOs and government contractors.

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