![]() “If this actor didn’t hit FireEye, there is a chance that this campaign could have gone on for much, much longer,” Carmakal said. While the hack on FireEye was embarrassing for a cybersecurity firm, Carmakal argued that it may prove to be a crucial mistake for the hackers. ![]() The hackers who attacked FireEye stole sensitive tools that the company uses to find vulnerabilities in clients’ computer networks. The attackers targeted and compromised “high value targets, both government and commercial entities,” Carmakal said. But SolarWinds says as many as 18,000 entities may have downloaded the malicious trojan. So far, more than 25 entities have been victimized by the attack, according to people familiar with the investigations. Hackers, suspected to be part of an elite Russian group, took advantage of the vulnerability to implant malware, which then found its way into the systems of SolarWinds customers when they updated their software. After discovering the backdoor, FireEye contacted SolarWinds and law enforcement, Carmakal said.
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