The UK and US have revealed, for the first time, that Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) was behind a series of cyber intrusions, including the SolarWinds compromise.
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), a part of GCHQ, assesses that it is highly likely the SVR was responsible for gaining unauthorised access to SolarWinds Orion software and subsequent targeting.
The US National Security Agency (NSA), Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the FBI have published a technical advisory with mitigation advice. Read the guidance in full.
