President-elect Joe Biden expressed "great concern" over the computer breach while Utah Senator Mitt Romney blamed Russia and slammed what he called "inexcusable silence" from the White House. CISA did not identify who was behind the malware attack but private security companies pointed a finger at hackers linked to the Russian government. Romney likened the cyberattack to as if "Russian bombers have been repeatedly flying undetected over our entire country." "This threat poses a grave risk," CISA said in a statement, adding that it "expects that removing this threat actor from compromised environments will be highly complex and challenging for organizations." FBI investigatingAccording to CISA, the attackers managed to breach computer networks using enterprise management network software made by the Texas-based IT company SolarWinds.

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 17, 2020 23:48 UTC