Group behind SolarWinds hack now targetting govt agencies, NGOs: Microsoft

(Reuters) – The group behind the SolarWinds cyber attack identified late last year is now targeting government agencies, think tanks, consultants, and non-governmental organizations, Microsoft Corp said late on Thursday.

“This week we observed cyberattacks by the threat actor Nobelium targeting government agencies, think tanks, consultants, and non-governmental organizations”, Microsoft said in a blog https://bit.ly/2SzLGmO.

Nobelium, originating from Russia, is the same actor behind the attacks on SolarWinds customers in 2020, according to Microsoft.

“This wave of attacks targeted approximately 3,000 email accounts at more than 150 different organizations”, Microsoft said.

While organisations in the United States received the largest share of attacks, targeted victims came from at least 24 countries, Microsoft said.