The malicious code got distributed to many government and high-profile organizations through SolarWinds’ website as part of software update packages. On Sunday, SolarWinds published a press release admitting to a breach by a sophisticated actor who found a way to inject malicious code in SolarWinds’ Orion IT monitoring and management software. ![]() Hackers seemed to have breached the company’s computer systems and compromised the software update. The firm was unwittingly helping to spread the notorious NotPetya malware via a malicious update to its accounting software, M.E.Doc. It is believed, although not officially confirmed, that cybercriminals infiltrated into Target’s network using credentials stolen from Fazio Mechanical Services, a Pennsylvania-based provider of HVAC systems.ĭuring the spring of 2017, a Ukrainian accounting software firm had its servers seized by the Ukrainian police. ![]() In 2013, Target, a US retailer, was hit by a data breach that saw 40 million customer credit and debit card information leaked when malware was introduced into their point of sale system in over 1,800 stores. A supply chain attack is a cyberattack that seeks to damage an organization by targeting less secured elements in the supply network.
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