Reuters reported exclusively that suspected Chinese hackers exploited a flaw in software made by SolarWinds Corp to help break into U.S. government computers last year, marking a new twist in a sprawling cybersecurity breach. Two people briefed on the case said FBI investigators recently found that a federal payroll agency was among the affected organizations, raising fears that data on thousands of government employees may have been compromised.
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Reuters exclusively reports suspected Chinese hackers used SolarWinds bug to spy on U.S. payroll agency
02 February 2021, 3:02 pm 1 minute
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