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Biden blames and sanctions Russia for the SolarWinds hack
- roofwellhams 5y agoBiden makes good on his promise to punish Russia for the massive SolarWinds hack. America has officially blamed the Russian government for the hack of multiple federal agencies. Russia has always denied any involvement. The hacks are believed to have begun in March 2020 through network monitoring software called Orion Platform. The hackers were able to insert malware into Orion Platform software updates which, once installed, gave hackers access to those systems. The hack was only discovered when a cybersecurity company that makes hacking tools found that its own systems had been breached. Biden administration names the Russian Intelligence Service as being behind the U.S. hack. The SVR has long been linked to Russian intelligence, which Russia has long denied. The group has also been blamed for previous hacks on government systems, the Democratic National Committee, and even institutions doing research on Covid-19 and vaccine development. The sanctions will also apply to individuals associated with the occupation of Crimea and reports that the Russian government paid Taliban militants to kill American soldiers. Russia's response to the executive order, for now, is to promise that there will be a response.