A massive cybersecurity breach was observed by the Federal authorities in the US and other countries of the world. It was suspected this is the work of the Russian hackers. The cybersecurity agency CISA or FBI has not publicly named any agency responsible for the attack. It is not confirmed. The cybersecurity agency CISA has not named which agencies has been breached and what information has been culled. The attack appeared to have begun in March, 2020. The attack had signs of sophistication and complex tradecraft. It is difficult to identify the threat actor from the compromised systems.

To deter the actor/s, from any future action, it is necessary to identify it/them, and impose substantial costs on them. It is necessary to have other countries on board. Just strengthening their cyber-country is not enough.

The perpetrators seem to have used SolarWinds, a network management software from Texas to infiltrate the computer systems. They may have used other methods too.

There are reports that Treasury and Commerce departments were breached. SolarWinds has been removed from the servers.

This is the worst hacking case in the history of the US. It is widespread. The damage is not yet known.

The initial investigation has revealed that malware has been injected into the networks through a SolarWinds updates.