Documents Reveal SolarWinds Hackers Had Near-Total Control of Treasury Email Systems
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Newly disclosed documents from the 2020 SolarWinds breach show hackers gained nearly total control of the Treasury Department’s email systems and could choose employee accounts to monitor for much of that year.
The records add detail to the extent of the compromise inside the department, indicating the attackers had sweeping access to internal email and a broad ability to monitor staff communications.
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@ericgeller"At the Treasury Department, the hackers took nearly total control of the agency email systems and had their pick of employee accounts to spy on for much of 2020, according to the documents."