Malwarebytes Hacked by Group Behind SolarWinds Breach, Company Says

Malwarebytes Hacked by Group Behind SolarWinds Breach, Company Says
A member of a hacking group uses his computer at their office in Dongguan, Guangdong province, China, on Aug. 4, 2020. Nicolas Asfouri/AFP via Getty Images
Isabel van Brugen
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Cybersecurity firm Malwarebytes said Tuesday it believes that some of its emails were compromised by the same threat actors behind the hack of SolarWinds technology, which caused a breach of U.S. government systems late last year.

In a statement, Malwarebytes said that based on the tactics and techniques of the attack, the Santa Clara, California-based company believes it was “the same threat actor” that attacked SolarWinds, which is used by all five branches of the U.S. military and numerous government agencies.
Isabel van Brugen
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Isabel van Brugen is an award-winning journalist. She holds a master's in newspaper journalism from City, University of London.
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