SolarWinds

The SolarWinds cyber attack, attributed to Russian state-sponsored actors, created a significant breach involving the Orion software platform. This attack compromised several US government agencies, critical infrastructure entities, and private sector organizations. By injecting malicious code into Orion's software updates, the attackers could perform espionage, data theft, and potentially disrupt operations. This sophisticated supply chain attack highlighted the vulnerabilities in the software development and distribution processes. The implications of the breach include the exposure of sensitive governmental communications, potential access to critical infrastructure systems, and the erosion of trust in a widely used IT management tool. The severity and impact of the attack underscore the challenges of securing complex IT ecosystems against state-sponsored cyber threats.

Source: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/cybersecurity-advisories/aa22-110a

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/solarwinds

"id": "sol802050624",
"linkid": "solarwinds",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "04/2021",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization’s existence"

{'affected_entities': [{'location': 'United States',
                        'type': ['Government Agencies',
                                 'Critical Infrastructure Entities',
                                 'Private Sector Organizations']}],
 'attack_vector': 'Malicious Code Injection',
 'description': 'The SolarWinds cyber attack, attributed to Russian '
                'state-sponsored actors, created a significant breach '
                'involving the Orion software platform. This attack '
                'compromised several US government agencies, critical '
                'infrastructure entities, and private sector organizations. By '
                "injecting malicious code into Orion's software updates, the "
                'attackers could perform espionage, data theft, and '
                'potentially disrupt operations. This sophisticated supply '
                'chain attack highlighted the vulnerabilities in the software '
                'development and distribution processes. The implications of '
                'the breach include the exposure of sensitive governmental '
                'communications, potential access to critical infrastructure '
                'systems, and the erosion of trust in a widely used IT '
                'management tool. The severity and impact of the attack '
                'underscore the challenges of securing complex IT ecosystems '
                'against state-sponsored cyber threats.',
 'impact': {'brand_reputation_impact': 'Erosion of trust in a widely used IT '
                                       'management tool'},
 'motivation': ['Espionage', 'Data Theft', 'Potential Operational Disruption'],
 'threat_actor': 'Russian state-sponsored actors',
 'title': 'SolarWinds Cyber Attack',
 'type': 'Supply Chain Attack',
 'vulnerability_exploited': 'Software Development and Distribution Processes'}