The SolarWinds Corp banner hangs on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on the company’s IPO in New York, USA, on October 19, 2018.
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Hackers who accessed government networks through SolarWinds software potentially accessed about 3 percent of Justice Department email accounts, but there is no indication they had access to classified systems, a spokesman said Wednesday. of the DOJ.
According to the statement, the office of the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Justice learned of the hacking, according to the statements, where officers accessed the department’s Microsoft Office 365 email environment.
“As part of the ongoing technical analysis, the department has determined that the activity constitutes a major incident under the Federal Information Security Modernization Act and is taking steps consistent with that determination,” he said. say the spokesman. “The department will continue to notify the relevant federal agencies, Congress and the public, as justified.”
On Tuesday, U.S. intelligence agencies said the Russians were probably behind the gap, which affected several government departments. Microsoft was also a victim of the hack, Reuters reported in December.
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