It likely represents the largest known Russian data theft in half a decade and is a sign Trump administration efforts to constrain Russian hacking have been spotty at best. A list of SolarWinds customers on its website includes all branches of the U.S. military, government agencies including the National Security Agency and the Executive Office of the President. “One thing that’s totally clear is that we haven’t been strong enough in punching back against Russian interference and that’s been a weakness during the Trump administration because he doesn’t really want to confront Russia. The company already faces national security scrutiny from the U.S. government over concerns its telecommunication systems could aid Chinese government spying. One of the companies selling such technology is Cellebrite, which has racked up millions in FBI and state law enforcement contracts, Tom McKay and Dhruv Mehrotra at Gizmodo report.

Source: Washington Post December 14, 2020 12:30 UTC