The two private equity firms in a joint statement said they “were not aware of this potential cyberattack” at the time they sold the stock. FireEye described the malware’s dizzying capabilities — from initially lying dormant up to two weeks, to hiding in plain sight by masquerading its reconnaissance forays as Orion activity. FireEye said Wednesday that it had identified a “killswitch” that prevents the malware used by the hackers from operating. But while that disables the original backdoor, it won't remove intruders from systems where they created different ways of remotely accessing victimized networks. SolarWinds executives declined interviews through a spokesperson, who cited an ongoing investigation into the hacking operation that involves the FBI and other agencies.

Source: Daily Sun December 16, 2020 21:24 UTC