A company spokesman said "Like other SolarWinds customers, we have been actively looking for evidence of this actor" Confirming that malware related to Solar Windows software was detected, and that Microsoft had isolated and deleted it.
He added that the company did not find evidence of that "Our systems have been used to attack others".
A campaign insider said Infiltration Hackers exploited Microsoft’s cloud services while avoiding the company’s infrastructure.
Microsoft did not respond to questions about this method.
However, another source familiar with the matter said that the Department of Homeland Security did not believe Microsoft was being used as the primary method of spreading the infection.
Microsoft and the ministry, which said on Thursday that the attackers used multiple means of hacking, are continuing investigations.
The Department of Homeland Security said in a bulletin that hackers used other methods besides malicious updates of the SolarWinds software, which is used by hundreds of thousands of companies and government agencies.
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Are used Microsoft Software OrionSolar Windows, a widely used network management software product, has been used in suspected Russian attacks on vital US agencies and other targets.
“Like other SolarWinds customers, we have been actively looking for evidence of this perpetrator,” a company spokesman said, confirming that malware related to Solar Windows software had been detected and that Microsoft had isolated and deleted it.
He added that the company did not find evidence that “our systems were used to attack others.”
A campaign insider said Infiltration Hackers exploited Microsoft’s cloud services while avoiding the company’s infrastructure.
Microsoft did not respond to questions about this method.
However, another source familiar with the matter said that the Department of Homeland Security did not believe Microsoft was being used as the primary method of spreading the infection.
Microsoft and the ministry, which said on Thursday that the attackers used multiple means of hacking, are continuing investigations.
The Department of Homeland Security said in a bulletin that hackers used other methods besides malicious updates of the SolarWinds software, which is used by hundreds of thousands of companies and government agencies.
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