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A hooded man holds a laptop computer as cyber code is projected on him in this illustration picture taken on May 13, 2017. Kacper Pempel/Illustration/Reuters
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SolarWinds, an American company that develops software to help businesses manage their networks and computer systems, has been the victim of hacking for months. And according to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency or CISA, it is still “being exploited by malicious actors.”

CISA issued an emergency directive on Dec. 13, instructing all federal agencies to check their networks for signs of compromise and to disconnect SolarWinds products immediately.