Suspected Russian hackers spied on US federal agencies

[Dashinka 24,732]

Suspected Russian hackers spied on US federal agencies

 

They compromised a little-known but strategically important corporate software management tool called SolarWinds, widely used by government agencies and businesses to copy and steal data, in attacks that began as long ago as March.

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Cybersecurity experts said the hackers inserted their own code into SolarWinds software, used to carry out updates, from March without the company knowing. This “supply chain attack” is extraordinarily difficult to detect, officials added, and allowed the operatives to gain access to sensitive systems without being detected.

SolarWinds software is used by 300,000 companies and agencies, but on Monday it said only 18,000 of those customers were using the compromised version of its system, in a filing to the US Securities and Exchange Commission.

Its customers include most of America’s Fortune 500 companies, the top 10 US telecommunications providers, all five branches of the US military, the state department, the National Security Agency, and the Office of President of the United States.

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/14/suspected-russian-hackers-spied-on-us-federal-agencies

[Cyberfx1024 7,980]

I mean this doesn't really surprise me one bit because CISA and many in the USG usually hires incompetent InfoSec people. I am telling you this as a decent InfoSec individual that has been trying to get with CISA for months now to no avail

[Crtcl Rice Theory 2,432]

Aren't these stories about Russian interference myths?

[Dashinka 24,732]

33 minutes ago, CanAm1980 said:

Aren't these stories about Russian interference myths?

Did anyone ever say that?  I believe the specific myth was the talk of collusion.  I would hope that everyone knows the Russians, Chinese, Iranians, DPRK and many others including some of our allies regularly spy/hack into the US.

[Cyberfx1024 7,980]

1 hour ago, CanAm1980 said:

Aren't these stories about Russian interference myths?

You are talking about the so called election interference. This isn't it

Edited December 15, 2020 by Cyberfx1024

[Burnt Reynolds 5,058]

Don't listen to them CanAm, the stuff they're saying above is what Russian bots in Putin's pocket say!

 

Here's how science, fact, and reason reads the OP:

 

[Crtcl Rice Theory 2,432]

11 hours ago, Cyberfx1024 said:

You are talking about the so called election interference. This isn't it

So you doubt that Russia tried to interfere in the election? That is distinct from a question from collusion. 

[Cyberfx1024 7,980]

54 minutes ago, CanAm1980 said:

So you doubt that Russia tried to interfere in the election? That is distinct from a question from collusion. 

Oh you mean do I think that they actively tried to openly interfere in the election in 2016? No, I don't think so at all. The main thing they did was run some FB pages and accounts trying to influence people. They weren't openly helping and funding political candidates like Obama/Hillary did to Putin in Russia

[Crtcl Rice Theory 2,432]

1 hour ago, Cyberfx1024 said:

Oh you mean do I think that they actively tried to openly interfere in the election in 2016? No, I don't think so at all. The main thing they did was run some FB pages and accounts trying to influence people. They weren't openly helping and funding political candidates like Obama/Hillary did to Putin in Russia

 

Here is the US Senate report: "How a tax exempt organization became a foreign asset" (The NRA)

 

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.finance.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/The%20NRA%20%20Russia%20-%20How%20a%20Tax-Exempt%20Organization%20Became%20a%20Foreign%20Asset.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwi28rf6ztHtAhUKZc0KHbHWApoQFjABegQIAhAB&usg=AOvVaw30gws5y9aL-_QDpHbe4E0c

 

 

 

This Senate report outlines the contacts between Trump Campaign team members and Russian intelligence

 

https://int.nyt.com/data/documenttools/senate-intelligence-committee-russian-interference/8cf58e574d235164/full.pdf

But the report showed extensive evidence of contacts between Trump campaign advisers and people tied to the Kremlin — including a longstanding associate of the onetime Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, Konstantin V. Kilimnik, whom the report identified as a “Russian intelligence officer.”

 

The Senate report was the first time the government has identified Mr. Kilimnik as an intelligence officer — Mr. Mueller’s report had labeled him as someone with ties to Russian intelligence. Most of the details about his intelligence background were blacked out in the Senate report

 

 

[laylalex 7,300]

Why was Manafort providing information about internal polling to Kilimnik? There still is no answer -- not even a fudge of an answer on this point.

[Dashinka 24,732]

2 hours ago, laylalex said:

Why was Manafort providing information about internal polling to Kilimnik? There still is no answer -- not even a fudge of an answer on this point.

And Manafort is in jail, but Swalwell still sits on the House Intelligence committee.

[TBoneTX 45,918]

On 12/16/2020 at 2:41 AM, Dashinka said:

Swalwell still sits on the House Intelligence committee.

Highly intelligent situation, sigh man.

[Burnt Reynolds 5,058]

On 12/15/2020 at 11:11 PM, laylalex said:

Why was Manafort providing information about internal polling to Kilimnik? There still is no answer -- not even a fudge of an answer on this point.

Because it doesn't matter.

Edited December 18, 2020 by Burnt Reynolds

[laylalex 7,300]

Oh, okay then. 🙄

[Dashinka 24,732]

2 hours ago, laylalex said:

Oh, okay then. 🙄

Is internal polling data considered Top Secret information?