The Department of Energy said that it was hacked by malware injected into its networks after a SolarWinds update, but that its national security functions were not impacted, including the agency that manages the nation’s nuclear weapons stockpile.
“The Department of Energy is responding to a cyber incident related to the Solar Winds compromise in coordination with our federal and industry partners,” DOE spokeswoman Shaylyn Hynes said in a statement to The Epoch Times.
