SolarWinds faced a significant cybersecurity incident involving the exploitation of its Orion software, leading to the compromise of numerous corporate systems. This breach had far-reaching implications, attracting the attention of the Securities and Exchange Commission, which resulted in legal allegations against the firm and its CISO for providing misleading statements post-incident. The event has raised concerns among security executives about the legal ramifications of their response actions in the wake of cybersecurity breaches.
Source: https://www.scworld.com/brief/data-breach-liability-strains-cyber-execs-says-solarwinds-ciso
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"type": "Breach",
"date": "3/2025",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization’s existence"